Tabbouleh
This Fresh recipe has been extracted from the Yates Garden Fresh Cookbook published by HarperCollins.
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Another version of a refreshing Middle Eastern salad, this can be made with just parsley, or just mint, but combined they enhance the cool, fresh flavours.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 100 g bulgur wheat
- 2-3 tomatoes
- 4 spring onions
- ½ a medium-length telegraph cucumber, peeled
- 1 large handful of parsley (flat-leaf is best)
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 100- 125 ml olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A generous handful of roughly torn mint leaves
Method:
- Put the wheat in a bowl and completely cover with boiling
water. Soak for 15 minutes, then drain, rinse under cold
water, and roll the swollen wheat in a clean tea towel to
remove excess water. It should be thoroughly dry.
- Peel and deseed the tomatoes and dice the flesh; put aside.
- Dice the spring on ions and cucumber, and finely chop the
parsley – stalks and all – and mix with the lemon juice.
- Combine the bulgur wheat with the diced vegetables and
parsley. Stir in the olive oil, adding the full amount only if
you like an oily mi x.
- Add salt and pepper and scatter torn mint leaves through
and over the salad.
- Cover and leave for 2- 3 hours before eating.
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Jenny
Yates site member
13:09, 04 May 2010
Having made many bowls of Tabbouleh in the past and enjoyed it immensley. I noticed that this recipe has cucumber added so I will be pleased to add this to my recipe. It will ba another added texture to one member of my family who doistn' have any tastk.....thank you for sharing.
georges
Yates site member
10:40, 05 May 2010
I do add one tea spoon of Cinamon to it, that gives it a zesty taste
georges
Yates site member
10:42, 05 May 2010
I do add a tea spoon of cinamon to it, it gives it a nice taste
Elizabeth
Yates site member
18:53, 11 October 2011
Just printed this recipe to try out, my partner has his own recipe, but we would like to try this one. He also makes his own hummous to go with it.
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