Author Notes
A classic Middle Eastern salad of fresh greens and bulghur - A Lebanese speciality
Tabbouleh is a classic healthy salad from Middle east region. lots of fresh greens,tomatoes,cucumber are added with soaked bulgar/bulghur. Traditionally little quantity of bulghur is added in lots of greens but you can also add more bulghur if you wish ,but I have used more greens and less bulghur. —maayeka
Ingredients
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1/2 cup -Bulghur (Fine cracked wheat) 5 cup - Parsley, chopped 1.5 cup - Mint leaves, chopped 2 - Tomato, chopped 3/4 cup - Cucumber,chopped 4 tbsp - Olive oil 3.5 tbsp - Lemon juice To taste - Salt 1/2 tsp - Pepper powder
Directions
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Take bulgar in a bowl and wash it with water .
Now add 1 cup of hot water in bulgar.
Cover the bowl with a lid and rest for about 25 minutes.
Chop tomato and cucumber in fine pieces.
Wash parsley and mint and chop finely.
To make the dressing-In a bowl mix olive oil,lemon juice ,salt and pepper powder
Take a big bowl and add soaked bulgar, parsley, mint, tomato and cucumbers and mix.
Now add the prepared dressing in the salad.
Toss gently and serve chilled
Serving suggestions-serve as a salad, side dish,with toasted pita bread or romain lettuce etc.
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1-If bulghur is not available then can use couscous or boiled fine daliya
2-Chop vegetables and soak bulghur and then mix just before serving else the greens become soft and loose its crispness.
3-You can easily adjust the proportion of bulghur and greens according to your choice,can add more bulghur and less greens OR less bulghur and more greens.
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