Name: Tabbouleh with Cilantro and Feta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup bulgur (wheat), uncooked; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tablespoons olive oil; 2 cups chopped English cucumber; 2 cups fresh garden (or grape) tomato, chopped (or put 1 cup in the salad and top with 1 cup chopped tomato at serving time); 1/2 cup fresh chopped mint leaves; 1/2 cup chopped scallions or green onions; 1/4 – 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro (mix or replace with parsley if you prefer); 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped fine (optional); Juice of 1 – 2 lemons (to taste); Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 – 3 Tablespoons chopped feta cheese (if desired); Fresh garden tomato, chopped; Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Ingredients

Scale

For the cracked wheat:

1 cup bulgur (wheat), uncooked
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons olive oil

For the salad:

2 cups chopped English cucumber
2 cups fresh garden (or grape) tomato, chopped (or put 1 cup in the salad and top with 1 cup chopped tomato at serving time)
1/2 cup fresh chopped mint leaves
1/2 cup chopped scallions or green onions
1/4 – 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro (mix or replace with parsley if you prefer)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped fine (optional)
Juice of 1 – 2 lemons (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the top:

2 – 3 Tablespoons chopped feta cheese (if desired)
Fresh garden tomato, chopped
Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Instructions

Put the bulgur in a medium mixing bowl. Bring water and salt to a boil and pour over the bulgur. Stir in the olive oil. Cover and let sit for 1 – 2 hours or until the wheat is cracked and has absorbed most of the water.
If any water remains in the bottom of the bowl after the bulgur is cracked and soft, use a strainer to strain out the excess.
Stir in the rest of the ingredients except the feta and tomatoes for the top. Top with feta and extra chopped tomato at serving time and garnish with mint leaves.

Notes

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