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Tabbouleh Salad
Tabbouleh is delicious on its own, eaten with thin pita bread so you can dip the bread in the juices on your plate or the salad bowl…. It is a perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, especially shish kebab, lamb chops or steaks.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¼ cup fine bulgur
- 2 lemons (juiced)
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon crushed dried mint
- 3 bunches fresh curly parsley (washed, dried, and finely chopped (2 cups))
- 20 fresh mint leaves (washed, dried, and finely chopped (¼ cup))
- 1 large tomato (seeded)
- 5 scallions (white and green parts)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and dried mint. Add the bulgur and set aside to soften for 15 minutes while you make the salad.
- 2
Use a big sharp knife to dice the tomatoes into ¼" pieces, and finely slice the scallions.
- 3
Combine the parsley, mint, tomato, scallions, and soaked bulgur with vinaigrette liquid in a serving bowl. Toss to combine. Taste and add more seasoning, if needed. Serve immediately or chill, then serve.