Mediterranean Cracked Wheat Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cracked wheat (bulgur)
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, heated (or vegetable stock)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 bunches scallions, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 english cucumber, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can pitted ripe olives, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped (parsley also works well)
• 2 bell peppers, roasted &sliced (red)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse cracked wheat (bulgur) and put in a large bowl. add hot broth, cover and let it stand until all liquid is absorbed (20-25 minutes).
• 2 let cool and fluff with fork occasionally.
• 3 add scallions, mint, cilantro, cucumber, olives and roasted pepper; mix well.
• 4 mix together garlic, olive oil, lemon (or lime) juice salt and pepper and add to salad.
• 5 stir in feta cheese, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.