Purslane Salad

Ingredients

• •1 small bunch purslane
• •1/2 bunch spring onions
• •1 cup coarse bulgur
• •4 tbsp olive oil
• •5-6 gherkins
• •1 red long pepper
• •1 onion
• •Salt
• •1 small cup olive oil, 3-4 tbsp vinegar, 2-3 cloves garlic, mustard (dressing)

Preparation

1. 1

   Pick over and wash the bulgur. Put 4 tbsp olive oil in a pot. Add finely chopped onion and put on the heat. When the onion lightens, add 2 cups water and salt and boil. Add 1 cup bulgur, lower the heat and cook until absorbed. Cool well. Finely chop the purslane.

2. 2

   Add spring onion, red pepper and chopped gherkins. Pour the dressing over and toss well. Plate and serve.

3. 3

   For the dressing, mix 1 small cup olive oil with 3-4 tbsp vinegar, 2-3 crushed garlic cloves and a little mustard, add salt and pour over.