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EVA'S LEBANESE COOKING

Tabouli

4/28/2015

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If you are a fan of parsley you will love this recipe! Tabouli is a yummy and healthy Lebanese salad. It's extremely flavorful and for me, the best part about tabouli is the taste of the lemon juice. I absolutely love how deliciously the lemon juice blends in with the parsley and tomatoes! 

​When finding your ingredients for Tabouli, be sure to get bulgar that is more coarse than fine (some supermarkets sell bulgar but it is usually fine and powdery). Fine bulgar will affect your Tabouli's appearance and taste, so be sure to find a bulgar that is coarse. You might have to take a trip to a local Middle Eastern grocery store to find the right type of bulgar.


Ingredients: 
  • 3 bundles of parsley (curly or flat though Eva uses curly)
  • 3 scallions or 1/4 of small onion
  •  2 large tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup of bulgar
  • 5 tablespoons of lemon juice or 2 large lemons
  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
*Feel free to cut these ingredients in half to make less
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Instructions:
1. Rinse parsley and lay it out to dry
2. Soak 1/2 cup of bulgar in water for about 15 minutes
3. Bunch the parsley in your hand by lining up the stems together and cut off stems 
4. Leaving parsley bunched, chop finely (you can also use a food processor but you may lose the juice from the parsley)
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5. Place the chopped parsley in a large mixing bowl, add 3 diced scallions (or onion), and diced tomatoes
6. Once bulgar is soaked, add it to mixture with 5 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 dashes of pepper, 1 tablespoon of salt, 5 tablespoons of lemon juice OR juice from 2 large lemons and toss (remember, spices are to taste so feel free to add more or less)

We love to eat our tabouli on romaine lettuce and also with a side of homemade french fries for an extra treat. Enjoy :)

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16 Comments
Kaleigh
4/29/2015 12:03:49 am

Omg!! I miss this!!! So excited you put this up!!

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
4/29/2015 10:23:24 am

Yay! If you try it let us know how it goes :)

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Boo
4/29/2015 05:58:01 am

Tabouli is such a refreshing dish to have. Especially in the summer!

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
4/29/2015 10:24:08 am

We agree!

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Theresa Reedy Selby
5/3/2015 07:49:36 am

I just finished making some and it's delicious! I just wish I had someone to share with because it makes so much!

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
5/3/2015 08:11:28 am

Glad it came out well!

In our household, when we make a Lebanese dish, we are so used to making a lot of it! We are just realizing now that not everyone will want to make so much. Tabouli is a great leftover, so it won't go to waste. We will work on adding serving sizes to the recipes and on how much of each ingredient to use for those who want to make less. :)

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Peggy Drane
7/12/2015 10:40:08 am

I love your recipes BTW, My Aunt (who is deceased) was Lebanese & I loved her cooking when I was young.

Jo
7/2/2019 04:54:55 pm

Can never have to much! 😍

Peggy Drane
7/12/2015 10:37:53 am

The recipe I have has cucumber diced really fine, does it matter if cucumber is mixed or not? I have 1 daughter who doesn't like cucumber but it maybe the seeds which I dislike myself so I cut seeds out & finely dice the rest.

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Eva
7/12/2015 11:02:56 am

Hi Peggy! So happy to hear that you are enjoying the recipes :)! Although I don't use diced cucumbers I know of many people who do use them in their tabouli. If adding cucumber is something you are used to doing then you should definitely keep it as a part of your recipe!

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Adibah
8/24/2018 10:00:24 pm

Hi, is it alright to use flat leaf parsley instead of curly?

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
8/25/2018 02:01:51 pm

Hi Adibah,

Yes it is! Enjoy!

Eva's Lebanese Cooking

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Teresa Gager
3/1/2019 08:14:49 am

My husband's grandmother was from Lebanon. She used to make her Tabouli with lettuce instead of parsley. Is this something you have seen before? She might have just adapted the recipe for her family- just curious.

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
3/9/2019 09:27:42 am

Hi Teresa! I haven't seen this before, but I'm sure it's still good. :)

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Juli Hunt
7/21/2021 08:17:07 am

I am so glad I found you on youtube a few years ago. You cook like my mother!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

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Eva's Lebanese Cooking
7/21/2021 11:28:48 am

You are so very welcome! Thank you for this very sweet message! :)

-Eva

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