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Tabbouleh Salad

This Tabbouleh Salad is a traditional Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad featuring bulgur wheat, tomatoes, cucumber and loads of parsley and mint dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. It's also ready in just 15 minutes!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 254 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • ½ cup bulgur wheat uncooked
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 bunches fresh parsley chopped
  • ½ cup fresh mint chopped
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice 1 or 2 lemons, depending on size
  • 1 cup tomatoes deseeded and finely chopped
  • ½ cup English cucumber deseeded and chopped into small cubes
  • 3 green onions finely chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Cook the bulgar: Bring water to boil, add the bulgur and cover. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let the bulgur cool.
  2. Prep the parsley and mint: Clean the parsley using a salad spinner first, then add the parsley and mint to a food processor. Pulse it until it's all chopped very small, but don't turn it into a paste.
  3. Mix in Ingredients - Add bulgur to a large bowl, then add remaining ingredients including the parsley and mint. Toss well and serve.

Notes

  • I like to use a salad spinner to clean the parsley, so I first cut out most of the big stems, then add it all to a salad spinner to wash it out, just in case there are bugs or dirt. The salad spinner is great for drying out the parsley.
  • If you do not have a food processor, you can chop the parsley by hand using a well sharpened knife.
  • You can store leftover tabbouleh salad in the refrigerator stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days. If your salad has too much dressing or too much liquid, make sure to drain any excess before refrigerating it.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 254kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Sodium 36mg (2%) Potassium 494mg (14%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 4254IU (85%) Vitamin C 74mg (82%) Calcium 89mg (9%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 254

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 254kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 36mg 2%
Potassium 494mg 11%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 4254IU 85%
Vitamin C 74mg 82%
Calcium 89mg 9%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.