Tabouleh
- 1/2 cup medium grain bulgur
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 4 cups loosely packed, roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, about 3 bunches
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced tomatoes, about 3 to 5 Roma tomatoes,
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped, white and some of the green, about 2 green onions
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup loosely packed, roughly chopped mint leaves
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Bring water to a boil, pour in bulgur, stir, cover, and turn off heat.
- Let stand 20 to 25 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and bulgur is fluffy and tender.
- Pour off any remaining liquid.
- To prepare dressing, in a small non-reactive bowl, whisk together lemon juice, garlic, salt and oil.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
- In a large salad bowl, toss together parsley, tomatoes, green onions and mint.
- Add bulgur.
- Pour dressing over salad, toss to combine.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Morph 1: Add more diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, and diced raw zucchini to the tabbouleh.
- Morph 2: Add rinsed and drained canned chickpeas, and rinsed and drained canned lentils
- Morph 3: Grill some boneless, skinless chicken breast, dice, toss with the tabbouleh and wrap it up in fresh pita.
- Morph 4: Serve as a small side salad with fish.
medium grain bulgur, water, flatleaf parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint leaves, freshly squeezed lemon juice, garlic, kosher salt, extravirgin olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tabouleh-recipe.html (may not work)