Parsley and Tabouleh
- 1 cup medium grain bulgur wheat
- Water to cover
- 4 cups (packed) fresh parsley
- 1 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
- 1 to 2 bunches fresh chives
- Grated lemon zest and juice of 1 lemon (or more to taste)
- 1/3 cup (or more to taste) extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 vineripened tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- Cover bulgur wheat with cold water, by an inch, and soak for 30 minutes.
- During this time, in a food processor mince the parsley (you need 2 cups chopped) and mint (you need 1/2 cup chopped) and cut the chives (you need 1/2 cup snipped).
- When the bulgur is plumped up, drain and transfer it to a clean cloth or a double layer of cheesecloth.
- Wring out excess water; the grains should be moist and tender, not watery.
- Transfer the bulgur wheat to a bowl and add the chopped parsley, mint and chives.
- Stir in the lemon zest, juice and olive oil.
- Toss well to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add more lemon zest, juice or olive oil to taste.
- Transfer the grains to a bed of lettuce leaves or use as a bed for the halibut; top with tomatoes.
medium grain bulgur wheat, water, parsley, mint, chives, lemon zest, extra virgin olive oil, salt, tomatoes
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/parsley-and-tabouleh-recipe.html (may not work)