Rocket Salad

"This is definitely one of my favorite green salads. It is easy, light and delicious."

Prep Time:    15min

Total Time:   15min

Servings:     3-4

Difficulty:   Very Easy

Ingredients:

1 bag of rocket salad (rucola, arugula)

1/2 box of cherry tomatoes 

handful of grated(sliced) parmesan cheese 

extra virgin olive oil

balsamic vinegar 

1. Wash and cut your rocket salad. Let it dry.
2. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half thru it's length.
3. Cut really thin slices of parmesan. You can also grate it.
4. Place the rocket salad and cherry tomatoes in a large bowl. Drizzle over some olive oil and balsamic vinegar according to your taste. 
5. Lightly stir from bottom to top to make sure all of the salad has sauce.
6. Decorate with the parmesan and serve. 
7. Enjoy your salad.  

Tabbouleh

"This is an easy and refreshing mediterranean salad. I personally prefer it with more parsley and less tomatoes, but the majority of people like equal parts of both. I'll let you try for your self and decide what's best."

Prep Time:    25min

Cook Time:    25min

Total Time:   55min

Servings:     4-6

Difficulty:   Easy

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of bulgur grain (cuscus)

1 1/2 cup of water

2-3 bunches of parsley 

1 large onion

2-3 tomatoes

4-5 Tbsp of lemon juice

1/2 Tsp of salt

2 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil 

a handful of mint leaves

1. Bring the water to boil and in a flat container (you can use a plate) pour the hot water over the bulgur. Add 1/2 a table spoon on olive oil and gently stir in with a fork. 
2. Cover the bulgur with a plastic foil and let it rest for 20-25minutes until it has absorbed all or most of the liquid and is now puffy and soft.
3. Strain the remaining liquid from the bulgur.
4. Wash your parsley and mint and let it dry of. Then you can roughly chop them or you can simply toss them in a blender and let it do the work for you, but be careful not to over blend it.
5. Dice your tomatoes and onion in to small bits. Removing the skin from the tomato is not necessary. 
6. In a small bowl, mix together the lime juice, salt and remaining olive oil. 
7. In a large bowl mix together the parsley, mint, onions, tomato and bulgur. 
8. Pour over the sauce.
9. Taste and add more lime, oil or salt if needed. 
10. You can serve your Tabbouleh right away. Enjoy.