Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) is for Salad.

Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) takes several minutes to cook.

Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) are:

3/4 Cup Bulgur wheat (fine)
2 large bunches of parsley (approx. 1 qt. when finely chopped)
1 Cup of finely chopped fresh mint or
1/4 to 1/3 Cup of dried mint
1/2 bunch of green onions, with green eds, finely chopped
2-3 tsp Salt
Pepper to taste
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
1 small dried onion, finely chopped
1 or 2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 Cup olive oil
1/2 to 2/3 Cup fresh lemon juice

Here is how you make Tabouleh (Lebanese salad):

? Rinse bulgur wheat, drain, then squeeze excess water out.? Place in large mixing bowl.? First finely chop the parsley, then mint, then green onions and the tomatoes. ? Place vegetables in layers on top of the wheat in the order given, leaving diced tomatoes on one-half of the top layer.? Add seasonings to the dried onions and mix thoroughly with fingers, then add to the other half of the top layer.? Add lemon juice and toss with spoon and fork. ? Just before serving, add oil and toss thoroughly.This is eaten by hand by using very tender grape leaves, Romaine lettuce, or head lettuce to pick up tabouleh in bite-size servings.Makes 8 1-Cup ServingsNOTE: Tabouleh may be prepared 1-2 hours ahead of time by omitting tomatoes and oil. Just cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Add tomatoes and oil just before serving.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LENABISTANY.

The nutritional information for Tabouleh (Lebanese salad) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 195.3

• Total Fat: 14.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 513.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 3.1 g