No Cook Tabbouleh

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups quick-cooking couscous (i used whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped (or substitute the more traditional parsley)
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (i used a mixture of orange and red)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• salt and pepper
• additional lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 stir together the (uncooked) couscous, olive oil and lemon juice in a very large bowl.
• 2 let it rest at room temperature to soften and plump-en-up to an a texture like finely chopped nuts.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
• 4 add more lemon juice to taste.
• 5 cover and refrigerate for 24 hours or so.