Authentic Lebanese Tabbouleh
Description
An authentic Lebanese tabbouleh is a lemony herb salad with just a little fine bulgur—a kind of edible garden made mostly of finely chopped parsley, along with tomatoes, mint, onion, and bulgur, all seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and spices. It can be scooped up with the leaves of romaine lettuce or cabbage, or simply eaten with a fork.
Ingredients
- 3 large bunches of parsley or about 6 cups, finely chopped; stems removed, using only the leaves
- 5 medium-sized tomatoes finely diced
- 7 fresh mint leaves
- 1 medium-sized white onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup 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. Discard the stems as well.
- Place the parsley in salted water and soak for 5 minutes. Then rinse with clean 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 spices. Mix well.
- Pour into a serving dish and decorate with cabbage leaves.
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Notes
Parsley should be dry before chopping. Make sure to use a sharp knife to chop the parsley. A sharp knife slices cleanly through the leaves, preserving their flavor and preventing the tabbouleh from becoming mushy.
One last important thing to remember is 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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