Cracked-wheat Apple Chicken Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups cracked bulgur wheat
• 2 apples, cut up
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 4 tablespoons mint leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper, to taste
• 2 cups chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup scallion, sliced
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 boil water. pour over bulgur. let stand for 45 minutes. press out excess water. let cool.
• 2 pour 2t lemon juice over cut-up apples. tart, crisp apples like braeburn are best.
• 3 chop and toast walnuts at 325. let cool.
• 4 cook chicken breasts, let cool, cut into cubes. poaching works well.
• 5 mix 1/4 cup lemon juice and 3t olive oil for dressing.
• 6 combine all ingredients and mix well. chill. tastes best after sitting several hours. store in refrigerator.