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
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900 g couscous
450 g 
450 g lemon juice
3 tablespoons vinegar
900 g 
3 
3 
3 bunches herbs of your choice
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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: 900 g couscous, 450 g olive oil, 450 g lemon juice, 3 tablespoons 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 |
| 5,618 Kcal or 23,521 Kj | 54 gr | 330 gr | 454 gr |
| 281 % | 21 % | 31 % | 69 % |
| 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 18 people : 14.72 €
- Per person : 0.82 €
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: Couscous, Gnocchi alla romana, Provençal braised carrots, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato pesto, Vegetable tian, Greek salad with chicken, Hot tomato sauce, Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, ... All |
 | Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Algerian brik rolls, Cauliflower tabouleh, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", How to beat egg whites, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turban of sole with langoustines, Cod loin with saffron, Roast cabbage with lemon, Alsatian-style salad, Green bean and potato salad with paprika, ... All |
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