Authentic Lebanese Tabbouleh
Description
An authentic Lebanese tabbouleh is a lemony herb salad with a little bit of fine bulgur, an edible garden that made mostly of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, bulgur, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and spice, scooped up with romaine lettuce heart leaves or cabbage leaves or simply eaten with a fork.
Ingredients
- 3 large bunches or about 6 cups parsley finely chopped, stems removed and use only the leaves
- 5 medium-sized tomatoes finely diced
- 7 leaves fresh mint
- 1 medium-sized white onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon fine bulgur cracked wheat
- A dash of allspice or seven spice
Instructions
- Remove and pick out any imperfect parsley leaves. Discarde the stems too.
- Place the parsley in salted water and soak for 5 minutes, then rinse with clear running water and drain in a colander. Set aside until the leaves are completely dry. Repeat with the mint leaves.
- Finely chop the parsley leaves, using a sharp knife.
- Finely chop the mint leaves.
- Mix the parsley, tomatoes, mint, and onion.
- Add the lemon juice, bulgur, olive oil, salt, and spice. Mix well.
- Pour into a serving dish and decorate with cabbage leaves.
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Notes
Parsley should be dry before cutting. Make sure to use a sharp knife to chop parsley. A sharp knife slices cleanly through the leaves, preserving flavor and avoiding a mushy tabbouleh. A last important factor is to remember that tabbouleh is a way of eating parsley not bulgur, so there should be very little bulgur. Enjoy!
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High Fiber, No refined sugar, Vegan, Vegetarian
High Fiber, No refined sugar, Vegan, Vegetarian
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