Our hummus blog post was such a hit, how could I not tell you about another one of my favorite Lebanese dishes? Tabouli or Tabbouleh – there are more spelling variations for this salad than I can count - salad is a yummy and refreshing wheat salad that will impress you! It’s not the prettiest dish to photograph but I promise, your taste buds won’t care.
Place your Bulgar wheat into a large bowl, just barely cover it with hot water and set aside as it magically soaks up all of the water and doubles in size.
After about 45 minutes or so, it should look sort of fluffy – something like this.
Chop your tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, mint, parsley and garlic and add them to your wheat. Parsley is your wild card. Add as much or as little as you like. My Mom adds a full cup of fresh chopped parsley, but we like just a sprinkling. Optionally, a finely chopped fresh spearmint leaf or two adds some zing. Mix all together, then add your olive oil, salt and lemon juice.
Stir all ingredients and chill for an hour or so. You’ll want to taste again at this point to fine tune your seasoning. Feel free to add a little bit more salt and lemon juice to taste.
Serve inside of a pita or a romaine lettuce leaf. Healthy, fresh and delicious! Hope your family enjoys it as much as ours. ♥
- 2 cups Bulgar wheat
- 6 roma tomatoes
- 3 to 4 green onions
- 1 english cucumber
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- a sprinkling to a full cup of parsley
- a few mint leaves (optional)
- Place Bulgar wheat into a large bowl and just barely cover it with hot water.
- Set aside or place in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Chop your tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, parsley, mint and garlic. After wheat has doubled in size and soaked up the water, place veggies in the bowl with the wheat.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir.
- Chill for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
One Comment
OMGOSH, this recipe is fantabulous, Carli. Thanks for putting it out there
for us. Home made is much better tasting than the boxed kind.
Very filling, but not heavy. Goes beautifully with the Hummus for a
summer meal. I like it year round though. lol