Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a Middle Eastern couscous salad., moistened with olive oil and lemon juice. Its flavour comes from plenty of fresh herbs (mint and parsley at the very least), onion and tomatoes.
This refreshing dish is ideal for warm summer or autumn days.
This refreshing dish is ideal for warm summer or autumn days.
21,6613.3/5 for 4 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: December 30th 2019
For 6 people, you will need:
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 
1 
1 bunch herbs of your choice
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 3 hours 24 min. | 3 hours 24 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put into a large salad bowl: 300 g couscous, 150 ml olive oil, 150 ml lemon juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.
The oil and lemon juice dressing will swell and soften the dry couscous just enough.
The oil and lemon juice dressing will swell and soften the dry couscous just enough.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add the chopped tomatoes, onion and shallot to the bowl.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Coarsley chop the herbs (a mixture of mint, parsley, coriander and chives here) and add to the bowl.
You can use whatever herbs you prefer, but mint and parsley are the basic essentials.
You can use whatever herbs you prefer, but mint and parsley are the basic essentials.
Stage 6 - 3 hours
Mix everything together thoroughly, cover and leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours for the couscous to soak up the oil and lemon juice.
Stage 7
Your tabbouleh is ready.
Remarks
Tabbouleh can be made in many different versions, for example, by adding diced cucumber, lettuce or other vegetables, according to personal taste. So, give it a try.
Collect any tomato juice from stage 2 and add to the couscous.
Collect any tomato juice from stage 2 and add to the couscous.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,873 Kcal or 7,842 Kj | 18 gr | 110 gr | 151 gr |
| 94 % | 7 % | 10 % | 23 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 174 Kcal or 729 Kj | 2 gr | 10 gr | 14 gr |
| 9 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 312 Kcal or 1,306 Kj | 3 gr | 18 gr | 25 gr |
| 16 % | 1 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.91 €
- Per person : 0.82 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Couscous: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Provençal braised carrots, Gnocchi alla romana, Couscous, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken and Avocado Salad, Small ratatouille with , Guacamole, Breton Sandwich, Ratatouille, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tender tuna, Salmon chard rolls, Cubed salad, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Pea and avocado salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Ratatouille confite, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Mixed seed grissini, Minestrone, ... All |
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