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.
58K 3.3/5 based on 7 reviews
Last modified on: July 6th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
1 1⁄3 cup couscous
0 litre 
150 ml lemon juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 1⁄3 cup 
1 
1 
1 bunch herbs of your choice
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 3 hours 24 min. | 3 hours 24 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put into a large salad bowl: 1 1⁄3 cup couscous, 0 litre olive oil, 150 ml lemon juice, 1 tablespoon vinegar, salt and pepper.
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
Checking seasoning and 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.
When you taste at the end of the recipe to check the seasoning, you can also adjust the acidity of the Tabouleh (add a little lemon juice) or its smoothness (add a little olive oil) to your taste.
Collect any tomato juice from stage 2 and add to the couscous.
When you taste at the end of the recipe to check the seasoning, you can also adjust the acidity of the Tabouleh (add a little lemon juice) or its smoothness (add a little olive oil) to your taste.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,813 Kcal or 7,591 Kj | 17 gr | 97 gr | 151 gr |
| 91 % | 6 % | 9 % | 23 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 196 Kcal or 821 Kj | 2 gr | 10 gr | 16 gr |
| 10 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 302 Kcal or 1,264 Kj | 3 gr | 16 gr | 25 gr |
| 15 % | 1 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.01 €
- Per person : 0.67 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Couscous: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gnocchi alla romana, Couscous, Provençal braised carrots, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Minestrone, Kalamata Salad, Tomato tart, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Turban of sole with langoustines, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rémoulette of celeriac, Tarte Jurassienne, Chocolate mousse, Cretan salad, Exotic fruit tart, ... All |
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