Tabbouleh Salad with Lemon-Garlic Dressing

Info
Cook Time:

Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 3/4 cups uncooked fine-grained cracked bulgur wheat


 * 1 1/2 cups boiling water


 * Lemon Garlic Dressing (see recipe below)


 * 3 tomatoes, chopped


 * 6 green onions, chopped


 * 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped


 * 1 cup chopped cucumber


 * 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped


 * 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint


 * 1 can (15 to 16 oz.) garbanzo beans, drained


 * ===Lemon-Garlic Dressing===


 * 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice


 * 1 tablespoon olive oil


 * 1/2 teaspoon salt


 * 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper


 * 3 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions
1.===Lemon-Garlic Dressing===

2.Using a whisk, combine all dressing ingredients below in a medium sized bowl and set aside.

3.===Tabbouleh===

4.Place bulgur in a medium bowl and then add boiling water. Stir then let stand for 1 hour. Pour off any excess water and fluff with a fork.

5.Stir in vegetables and garbanzo beans with the bulgur then toss with the dressing.

Source

 * Tabbouleh Salad with Lemon-Garlic Dressing from the Public Health Cookbook by the Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, public domain government resource