Jessica's Tabouli

With fresh herbs and vine-ripened tomatoes from the garden, this is the quintessential summer salad and it's fast and easy too!

-Jessica Wagener

• 3 cups water
• 2 cups bulghur wheat
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• juice of 3 lemons
• 2 Tbsp. Tamari soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed, or crushed and minced
• 1 t fresh ground cumin
• 1 1/2 fresh tomatoes, diced
• 4 sprigs mint, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped parsely
• 1/8 cup chopped chives
• salt and pepper to taste