Tabbouleh Recipe: Simple And Yum

Written by lazymushroom in Vegetarian

This is a favorite Tabbouleh recipe. A Tabbouleh salad is a popular Middle Eastern vegetable salad recipe that has spread around the Mediterranean as well as around the world, and it is one of the freshest and most happy salads I know.

It is a healthy and easy vegan recipe, perfect as an appetizer, or side dish or it can be served as a filling main meal by itself.

Even though it is easy to make with simple ingredients (exactly how I like it!), there are some tricks to make it perfect.

Firstly, do not use too much bulgur wheat. It is very filling and very good but can make you uncomfortable in your belly after a while.

 Secondly, it’s best to only soak the bulgur in the lemon juice and dressing of the salad; no boiling or hot water soak.

But the bulgur needs at least 30 min to start absorbing the goodies from the salad, so wait to eat it until the bulgur has become white and soft.  And, use a lot of fresh lemon juice!

Here it is; a fresh and vitamin-packed Tabbouleh recipe!

Here’s What You Need:

  • ¼ cup cracked Bulgur wheat
  • 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
  • 4 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 large bunch of flat-leaf parsley, stems cut off and finely chopped
  • A few fresh mint leaves, finely chopped (optional)
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Here’s What You Do:

  1. Put the bulgur in a mixing bowl and pour the lemon juice on the bulgur.
  2. Dice the tomatoes and add them on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. (This will draw out a lot of juices!)
  3. Pile on the chopped spring onions.
  4. Cut off the stems of the parsley, and chop the leaves finely.
  5. If using fresh mint, chop and add the parsley to the mixing bowl.
  6. Drizzle olive oil on top and sprinkle on some more salt and pepper. Don’t stir yet! You want the bulgur wheat to absorb all the dressing in the bottom.
  7. Cover and let it stand at room temperature, or in the fridge for 30 min. Finally, stir and serve!

Serve on a plate together with for example lettuce leaves to scoop up the Tabouleh salad. Or you can fill a lettuce leaf with the salad, wrap in a bite-sized «package» and stuff it in your mouth. Absolutely addictive!

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