Easy Tabbouleh Salad

Tabbouleh Salad (also known as Tabouli salad) is a delicious Mediterranean salad with fresh parsley, mint, tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, and bulgur wheat all tossed with lemon juice and olive oil.  The end result is amazingly tasty with all wholesome ingredients and a slightly chewy texture from the bulgar wheat.

I love to serve this salad with hummus, Chicken Shawarma and Baba Ganoush with fresh pita bread or chips.  This middle eastern salad is such a power packed healthy side dish with tons of flavor, texture and aroma.

Why this recipe works!

• This salad is power packed with fiber, vitamins, antioxidants and plenty of nature’s wholesome goodness so go ahead and have that second helping.
• Hands on this recipe only takes about 15 minutes to prepare and even less if you use a food processor to chop the parsley and mint.
• There is only one uncommon ingredient in this recipe and that is bulgur wheat.  However one of my local grocery stores carries it and Amazon carries it as well.  A lot of the stores carry Bob’s Red Mill products and there is a red bulgur wheat that works great in this recipe.

How to make Tabbouleh

First in a medium bowl combine the bulgur wheat and the boiling water.  Let it soak for about 1 hour and drain well. Then chop the parsley and mint either by hand or in a food processor. Now combine the wheat, parsley, mint, cucumbers, tomatoes, and green onions.  Now sprinkle with lemon juice and olive.  Then toss gently to coat.  Finally season with salt and pepper to taste.  Finally or best results refrigerate for 1 hour and toss again right before serving.

Recipe notes and helpful tips

• Purchase the curly leaf parsley for this recipe not the flat leaf parsley.
• You can use a food processor to chop the parsley and the mint but a sharp knife is recommended for the cucumbers, tomatoes and green onions.
• Chop the green onions, cucumbers and tomatoes finely.
• Bulgur wheat is available at some local grocery stores in the baking or health food section.  Look for Bob’s Red Mill brand as they have a delicious whole grain non gmo red bulgur wheat.
• For additional flavor add sliced Kalamata olives and feta cheese. 
• For a gluten-free salad substitute quinoa on 1:1 ratio for the bulgur wheat.  
• This salad is best refrigerated for about an hour before serving so the flavors can co-mingle however toss again right before serving.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

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Easy Tabbouleh Salad Recipe

This quick and easy Tabbouleh Salad is full of fresh herbs, bulgur wheat, cucumbers, tomatoes and green onions all tossed with fresh lemon juice and olive oil.  This is one recipe that you can feel good about feeding your family.  Make a batch today and see just how much everyone really enjoys it.

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 239kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 1 cup bulgur wheat
• 1 cup boiled water
• 3 cups finely chopped fresh curly parsley about 2 large bunches
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 English cucumber finely diced
• 2 roma or cherry tomatoes finely diced
• 1/3 cup chopped green onions
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a medium bowl combine bulgur wheat and boiling water.  Let soak for 1 hour and drain well.  Fluff the bulgur wheat with a fork. 
• In a large bowl combine the bulgur wheat, parsley, mint, cucumbers, tomatoes, and green onions.  Sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil.  Toss gently to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Refrigerate for 1 hour and toss again right before serving.

Notes

• Purchase the curly leaf parsley for this recipe not the flat leaf parsley.
• You can use a food processor to chop the parsley and the mint but a sharp knife is recommended for the cucumbers, tomatoes and green onions.
• Chop the green onions, cucumbers and tomatoes finely.
• Bulgur wheat is available at some local grocery stores in the baking or health food section.  Look for Bob's Red Mill brand as they have a delicious whole grain non gmo red bulgur wheat.
• This salad is best refrigerated for about an hour before serving so the flavors can co-mingle however toss again right before serving.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3387IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 7mg

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