1 cup dried beans of your choice or chickpeas (garbanzos?)
1/2 cup small dried pasta or wild rice
1/2 cup couscous
3 medium tomatoes, diced
1 medium red salad onion, finely diced
1 large bunch parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried mint
2 lemons - use juice and finely grated rind of both
1/4 - 1/2 cup olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Prepare the first three ingredients according to instructions on packets,
and cool as quickly as possible. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl
and
mix gently.
This recipe is highly flexible - use whatever beans or pasta you have in
the
cupboard or your family prefer, and vary the quantities of ingredients to
your taste. I
use the dried mint because it keeps better in the salad than fresh.
