This recipe originally appeared on the Great Party Recipes website.

"It is a healthful and delicious Mediterranean food recipe prepared with cracked wheat, mint, garlic, tomatoes, green onions, olive oil and lemon. An excellent picnic food idea, it tastes great chilled or at room temperature. Spell it Tabouli, Tabouleh or Tabule, there's no confusion about one thing - it is a nice departure from ordinary salad recipes."

Ingredients

Tabouli
2 cups cracked wheat (bulghur)
2 cups very hot water
1 cucumber, chopped
2 small tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch of green onions, (8) sliced
1/2 cup fresh chopped mint
2 cups fresh chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)

Dressing
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. pepper
2 tsp. salt (or to taste)

Directions

Soaked crack wheat in hot water until the water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.

Drain any excess water, if necessary, and squeeze dry.

Combine the salad ingredients, including wheat, in a medium bowl.

Mix the dressing ingredients together and stir into salad mixture,

Serve chilled or at room temperature. Makes 8 cups, 12-16 servings.