Tabbouleh

Name: Tabbouleh
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 3 large bunches flat-leaf parsley, very finely chopped; 1 small bunch fresh mint, chopped; 50g fine bulgur wheat; 3 ripe tomatoes, finely diced; 4 spring onions, sliced; juice of 2 lemons; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; half tsp ground allspice

Lebanon

Tabbouleh spread globally through the Lebanese diaspora and is now one of the most recognised Middle Eastern foods worldwide.

Lebanon's herb-forward salad — masses of flat-leaf parsley with a little bulgur, tomatoes and a sharp lemon dressing. More herb salad than grain salad.

Prep

20 mins

Cook

0 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

220 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

3 large bunchesflat-leaf parsley, very finely chopped

1 small bunchfresh mint, chopped

50gfine bulgur wheat

3ripe tomatoes, finely diced

4spring onions, sliced

juice of 2lemons

4 tbspextra virgin olive oil

half tspground allspice

Method

Soak bulgur in cold water 20 minutes. Drain and squeeze dry.

Mix bulgur, tomatoes and spring onion with lemon, oil and allspice. Season.

Add parsley and mint. Toss to combine.

Taste — should be predominantly herby, sharp and bright.

Serve immediately.

Chef's Tip

Use much more parsley than seems right — it is a herb salad, not a grain salad.

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