Tabouli!

Tabouli is one of the most popular Middle Eastern salads out there. You can now buy this pre-made at some local grocery stores, and I now am starting to see them in salad bars! To make this from scratch is a process, but so easy! If you take the time, I promise you it will be worth it! The combination with this and hummus is spectacular, and the sandwich possibilities are endless.

                                                   

Ingredients:

3 bunches of parsley

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

1 bunch of green onions, finely chopped

3 lemons, squeezed

½ cup of burgal, fine cracked wheat

1 tablespoon of salt, or more to taste

This whole process starts with the parsley. This is when you want to get your friends involved to help! This salad only requires the parsley leaf, not the stem, and you do not want to waste any by chopping off the bunch. This means you have to hand pick each leaf off. Don’t be scarred! Just pop in a movie, have a glass of wine and get it done. After picking the 3 bunches, wash in a large bowl. Then spread on a towel to air dry for a couple hours (if you can, overnight). OR you can spin dry in batches. After they are dry, hand chop or throw in a food processor until the parsley very fine. When this is done, we are ready to make the salad. Combine the parsley, tomatoes, onions in a large bowl. In a small separate bowl, add the burgal. Rinse with warm water, and drain out. Throw that in the salad. Add the lemon and salt, mix well. Taste at this point and add in what you prefer, if it’s more lemon or salt. You can also add in garlic if you like. This is really great to eat with lettuce as well. Use the lettuce as you would pita, and scoop the tablouli. It is so delicious and refreshing!

  Laying out the parsley to dry overnight, longer process way to do it!

Hand chop the parsley fine.