Since I had some bulgur wheat leftover from the Lebanese Bulgur with Chicken, Tomatoes and Chickpeas recipe I made earlier this week, I decided to make a classic bulgur recipe: tabbouleh. I use to make it once in a while, but I’ve gotten lazy and buy it premade when I crave it. But fresh is always better, at least in my book, so I printed this recipe, hit up the produce department, and got cooking. Or mixing since there’s no actual cooking involved. You get the idea!
This post was originally published on August 9, 2018. The photos were updated on December 5, 2021. The review and rating have not been changed.
Fresh & Light Authentic Lebanese Tabbouleh is a lemony, fresh herb salad with juicy tomatoes and nutritious bulgar (fine cracked wheat).
The Ingredients
The majority of the ingredients for tabbouleh are fresh vegetables, so I had to buy almost everything for this recipe. Most everything was inexpensive and easy to find except the bulgur wheat. I had to hunt around the grocery store and finally found it with the breadcrumbs. Not sure of the reasoning there, but the important part was I found it!
The Process
This was a two-part recipe and needed a little planning. The first part was prepping the parsley by removing most of the stems, washing it, and laying it out to dry overnight. I dried my parsley on wire baking racks instead of leaving it on damp paper towels so there would be more air circulation.
The next day was a lot of chopping and assembling my tabbouleh salad. For the most part, adding everything to a giant bowl and mixing it thoroughly. I spent 30 minutes on this recipe, just as it stated, and that broke down to 15 minutes each day. It really was quick!
One thing to note about the salt was I used coarse sea salt instead of table salt. I know it may sound odd, but it’s not as salty as the finer table salt. You might want to start with half the amount of salt if you use regular table salt. You can always add more if you like.
Thank you for sharing.