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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.

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Last modified on: July 6^th 2022

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 1 lb + 15.7 oz couscous
2 0 litre 15 ml olive oil
3 450 ml lemon juice
4 3 tablespoons vinegar
5 1 lb + 15.7 oz tomato
6 3 onions
7 3 shallots
8 3 bunches herbs of your choice
9 salt
10 pepper

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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 lb + 15.7 oz couscous, 0 litre 15 ml olive oil, 450 ml lemon juice, 3 tablespoons vinegar, salt and pepper.

The oil and lemon juice dressing will swell and soften the dry couscous just enough.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare (peel) 1 lb + 15.7 oz tomatoes and cut into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare 3 onions and 3 shallots. Chop very finely.

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.

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,438 Kcal or 22,768 Kj	50 gr	290 gr	454 gr
272 %	19 %	27 %	69 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 12.02 €
Per person : 0.67 €

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