Recipe Keeper - FAVORITE Tabouli (Moosewood Cookbook)

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry bulgur wheat
• 1½ cups boiling water
• 1 to 1/2tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 medium cloves garlic, crushed
• black pepper, to taste
• 4 scallions, finely minced (whites & greens)
• 1 packed cup minced parsley
• 10 to 15 fresh mint leaves, minced
• 2 medium-sized ripe tomatoes, diced
• OPTIONAL: ½ cup cooked chick peas
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced
• 1 small cucumber, seeded & minced