Ingredients...
100g fresh parsley leaves
50g fresh mint leaves
200g finely ground bulgar wheat
500ml boiling water
8g Essential Cuisine Vegetable Stock Mix
60ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
60ml extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
100g spring onion, finely sliced
100g tomato, skinned, deseeded and diced
100g cucumber flesh, peeled, deseeded and diced
Picked and separated Cos lettuce leaves or little gem
Method...
- Finely chop the picked herb leaves. Place the wheat into a suitable bowl and pour over the boiling water, stir in the stock mix. Leave for 10 minutes, drain excess stock if necessary.
- Mix the lemon juice and oil together, mix into the wheat and season with salt and pepper. Leave to be absorbed for 30 minutes. At the last minute, stir in the herbs gradually for a speckled effect, then the spring onions, tomato and cucumber.
- Serve in a bowl with the salad leaves and lemon wedges to garnish.