• 2 cups soaked cracked wheat, measure AFTER soaking
• 2 cups cooked wheat berries, measure AFTER cooking
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, about 1 large lemon
• salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 bunches fresh parsley, washed well, stems removed, finely minced (I pulsed it in a food processor)
• 8 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 English cucumber, unpeeled and finely diced
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced

'jewels'

• 1/2 cup raw pistachios, rough chopped
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, finely diced
• 1/4 cup blanched almonds, rough chopped
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup pomegranate arils, (seeds from the pomegranate)