Tabouli

Ingredients

• 1 cup bulgur wheat
• 11/2 cups boiling water
• 1-2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (to taste)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp kosher salt (or to taste)
• 1 cup fresh chopped parsley and/or mint leaves (more or less to taste)
• 1 cucumber (chopped)(optional)
• 1 tomato (chopped)(optional)
• freshly ground pepper (to taste)