Tabbouleh is a vegetarian dish originally made from Bulgur wheat, tomatoes, onion, mint and parsley. My version consists of a lot more ingredients, in fact it is more of a salad. I add more fresh vegetables and skimp on the herbs but you can choose to change it up how you please. Some people use couscous as opposed to the bulgur but i prefer its nutty chewy taste. It makes a fresh side salad or like how i like to have it, as a carbs substitute usually smothered in in a hearty lamb stew - Yum!
What you'll need - Serves 4
- 1/2 Cup Bulgur Wheat (I get mine from Woolworths)
- 2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes
- 1/2 Red, Yellow & Green Bell Peppers
- 1/2 Red Onion
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 2 Mint Stems
- A Bunch Parsley (Half a 20g herb pack)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
Prep - 10 Minutes
- Half your cherry tomatoes
- Roughly chop your bell peppers, onion, cucumber and herbs
- For the dressing, mix the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper
- Boil 1 and 1/2 cup of water for your bulgur wheat
Let's Get Cooking - 20 Minutes
- Place your bulgur wheat in the boiling water and season with salt. Boil until all the water has been absorbed (about 10 minutes) and
- heat. Allow to sit for a further 5 minutes
- In a salad bowl, add your bulgur wheat and your chopped vegetables and herbs and mix thoroughly
- Pour the dressing on top and mix
- Serve and Enjoy
Love,
V