Cracked Wheat and Herbs with Nectarines
a simple summer salad with lots of herbs and sweet, juicy nectarines.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup cracked wheat
- 6 spring onions, washed and finely sliced
- 10 radishes, washed and finely sliced
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, washed and diced
- 4 white nectarines, washed and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, washed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup mint leaves, washed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup lemon balm leaves, washed and finely chopped
- 1 long red chilli, washed, de-seeded and finely sliced (optional)
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour the cracked wheat into a small bowl, then add enough boiling water just to cover, and set aside while you prepare the salad.
- Mix all the other ingredients together in a large bowl, then season to taste. You may wish to add a little more lemon juice.
- Drain the cracked wheat, then toss through the salad.
Notes
The chilli adds a bit of heat (Nigel Slater uses a hot birds-eye chilli in his version). Leave it out if you prefer.
You can prepare this salad a day ahead. In this case, leave out the nectarines, lemon juice and olive oil, and add just before serving.