Cherry Plum Tomato, Rocket & Pinenut Spelt Tabbouleh

Bulgur or cracked wheat is the traditional staple used for making tabbouleh throughout the Levant, a vegetarian dish of soaked wheat, flavoured mainly with lots of fresh herbs. The earliest species of wheat used for this dish was a variety called salamouni, which is still grown in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. Spelt gives a nutty flavour and texture to this dish, but as spelt grains are whole and not cracked, they need cooking to become soft and palatable. This salad can also be cooked with