Tabbouleh (Or Couscous or Quinoa) With Grilled Vegetables
- 1 cup bulgur
- 34 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 cup water
- 2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slabs
- 2 sweet onions, cut into 1/2-inch rounds
- 3 large portabella mushroom caps
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 12 cup fresh parsley or 12 cup chervil, chopped
- 12 cup of fresh mint, chopped
- 14 cup walnuts, chopped
- Toast walnuts and set aside.
- Boil water.
- In a large bowl, place bulgur and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Add boiling water and stir.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let soak for about 30 min, or until tender and liquid has been absorbed.
- In a small bowl, mix oil, salt, and pepper.
- If you're using a grill: heat grill to medium-high.
- Place a fine-mesh non-stick grill topper on grill to heat.
- Place vegetables in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Brush both sides with oil mixture.
- Grind more pepper, if desired.
- Working in batches, grill until tender, turning once or twice.
- When veggies are cool to handle, chop coarsely.
- Cut tomatoes in half.
- If you're using a grill pan: use medium to medium-high heat.
- Have ready an area or plate for the zucchini to cool and a large bowl or plate for the rest of the veggies.
- Brush zucchini with oil mixture and place in a single layer.
- Grind more pepper, if desired.
- Grill for 8 to 10 min, turning once or twice.
- Set a side to cool.
- Chop onions into slices or bite-size pieces.
- Brush and grill onions 8 to 10 min, stirring occasionally.
- Move onion into large bowl.
- Slice mushrooms into 1/4-inch slabs.
- (If it's too thin, it'll stick to the pan).
- Brush and grill 6 to 8 min, turning once or twice.
- Move into bowl.
- Optional: Cut tomatoes in half.
- (This will make a mess in a pan, so you'll have to clean the pan immediately for an easier clean-up).
- Brush and grill 2 to 3 minute.
- If you have tomato halves, move into bowl.
- If you have whole tomatoes, set aside to cool.
- When bulgur is tender, add remaining 2 tbsp oil, lemon juice, and herbs.
- Toss to mix.
- Zucchini should be cool enough to handle by now.
- Coarsely chop and move into bowl.
- Tomatoes may be cool enough to handle.
- Cut in half.
- Move into bowl.
- Mix vegetables and add to bulgur.
- Add walnuts to bulgur and mix.
- Serve within 1 hour.
bulgur, salt, water, zucchini, sweet onions, portabella mushroom, cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, ground black pepper, lemon juice, parsley, mint, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tabbouleh-or-couscous-or-quinoa-with-grilled-vegetables-134184 (may not work)