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.
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Last modified on: October 6th 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:
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
| 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?
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 Step 2 and add to the couscous.
Collect any tomato juice from Step 2 and add to the couscous.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.91 €
- Per person : 0.82 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Preserved tomatoes, Spaghetti Bolognese, Little vegetable omelettes, Tomato pesto, ... All |
 | Couscous: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Provençal braised carrots, Couscous, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham "friand" pie, Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, Scandinavian cocktail, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Corn salad with croutons, Fillets of sole meunière, Hollandaise sauce, Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, ... All |
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