Cracked Wheat and Mint Salad

(submitted by Melissa)

Serves 4

250g/1 2/3 cups cracked wheat

4 tomatoes

4 small courgettes, thinly sliced lengthways

4 spring onions sliced

8 dried apricots chopped

40g/1/4 cup raisins

juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsp chopped fresh mint

2 tbsp tomato juice

1 garlic clove

crushed salt and pepper

fresh mint to garnish

Put the cracked wheat into a large bowl. Add enough boiling water to come 2.5cm/1in above the level of the wheat. Leave to soak for 30 mins then drain and squeeze out any excess water in a clean dish towel. Meanwhile, plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for 1 minute and then into cold water. Slip off the skins. Halve, remove the seems and cores and roughly chop the flesh. Stir the chopped tomatoes, courgettes, spring onions, apricots and raisins into the cracked wheat. Put the lemon and tomato juice, mint, garlic clove and seasoning into a small bowl and whisk together with a fork. Pour over the salad and mix well. chill for at least 1 hour. Serve with fresh mint garnish.

Per portion: 293 cals and 1.69 g fat.

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