How Do You Make Tabouli?
Tabouli is a popular dish of Middle Eastern origin. Its main ingredients are parsley and bulghur (a boiled and dried form of wheat). You can purchase it in a box in supermarkets, specialty food stores and markets. Great with hummus, on pita sandwiches and as a dip, making your own is easy and will guarantee lots of it to go around. • Assemble ingredients. • Wash the parsley under running water to remove any dirt etc. Wash the burghul (bulgur) to remove any foreign matter. Shake the parsley to remove excess water. • Soak the burghul in water for 20 – 25 minutes in a large bowl. The length of time required for soaking will depend on the size of the grains used. • Drain the water and squeeze the burghul in paper towels to remove excess water. Alternatively, use a very fine sieve to remove water. • Mix the burghul in a large bowl with the parsley, mint and spring onions. • Add the lemon juice and salt. Add garlic now if you are using it. Stir. • Add the parsley and stir well. • Add the tom
This is a recipe to make a delicious Lebanese salad. Like most salads, it is filled with nutrients that the body needs but with this salad, you get to experience an exotic taste of the traditional Lebanese salad. Ingredients needed to make the salad (serves 2): • One bunch of fresh parsley • 10 fresh mint leaves • 1 large tomato (about 1 cup diced) • 1 small white onion (about 1/3 cup chopped) • 1 (generous) tablespoon bulgur (crushed wheat) • Virgin olive oil • Salt • Lemon juice • Lettuce or french fries Directions: • Wash all vegetables well and set to dry. • Once parsley has dried, remove the parsely leaves from stems and discard the stems. • With a sharp knife, chop parsley very finely. Set aside in a bowl. • Dice tomato into small pieces (should equal approximately one cup). • Dice onions into fine pieces (should equal approximately 1/3 cup). • Chop mint leaves very finely. • Add tomatoes, onion and mint into bowl with parsley. • Add 1 generous tablespoon of bulgar. • Add 3 table
