Tabbouleh


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 6th 2022

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 3 hours 24 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Tabbouleh
Put into a large salad bowl: 10.6 oz couscous, 0 litre 3 ml olive oil, 0 litre 5 ml lemon juice, 0.07 oz vinegar, salt and pepper.

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

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Tabbouleh
Prepare (peel) 10.6 oz tomatoes and cut into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Tabbouleh
Prepare 1 onion and 1 shallot. Chop very finely.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Tabbouleh
Add the chopped tomatoes, onion and shallot to the bowl.

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Tabbouleh
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
Tabbouleh
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
Tabbouleh
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
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 7 %110 10 %100 20 %1,420 70 %5,950 70 %
Per 100 g1 1 %10 1 %10 2 %140 7 %590 7 %
Per person3 1 %20 2 %20 3 %240 10 %990 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 people : 4.69 €
  • Per person : 0.78 €

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