(*Reader Recipe)
Remember the BB (Bad Boyfriend) from the Broccoli Pasta? He taught me the virtues of using lots and lots of lemon with pesto, pasta and broccoli. There’s one other little tiny thing I learned from him: When making tabbouli use lots of parsley and lot of lemon, more than you’d think appropriate. I have to give credit where it’s due. He was right on this, too (but this is it, nothing else that’s good came from this particular BB). The tabbouli recipe from Nancy Mehagian’s book Siren’s Feast: An Edible Odyssey calls for just the right amount of parslely and a lot of lemon (but, truth be told, I added a bit more). Nancy says that this tabbouli is proclaimed by all who have eaten it as the best they’ve ever tasted. This was certainly true at our book discussion/feast.
Serves 6 to 8
2 cups fine bulghur
2 cups boiling water
1 bunch green onions, sliced finely
1 medium onion, chopped finely
1 bunch parsley, stems removed, chopped finely
1 bunch fresh mint leaves, chopped finely
2 large tomatoes, chopped (or 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
Juice of 2 lemons
1 T tamari soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash cayenne pepper (optional)
Place bulghur in a large mixing bowl. Cover with boiling water and let stand 5 to 10 minutes, then fluff grains with a wooden spoon.
Add onions, parsley, mint, and tomatoes and mix well.
Finally, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time. Mix thoroughly. Chill in the refrigerator and toss once again before serving.
Other Recipes from Nancy
Kataif–Honey Shredded-Dough Pastry
Carrot and Beet Salad
What a refreshing and delicious salad! This would be perfect to make for my husband’s summer picnic next week, bookmarking
Thanks!
By: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie on June 19, 2009
at 7:54 am
I love tabbouleh, what we call it in Dutch: it is refreshing & so healthy too! Yum!
Indeed, I make this sort of food when we have a picknic!
By: Sophie on June 19, 2009
at 9:08 am
This looks very fresh and light. And healthy, too!
By: zoe on June 19, 2009
at 9:59 am
Looks great! My mom always used to try to get me to try tabbouleh when I was a kid. I wouldn’t have any of it. Now I want to make it but my girlfriend won’t touch it! If my mom wasn’t so classy she would gloat.
By: Bob on June 19, 2009
at 11:44 am
Isn’t it nice what a little mint can do. It’s so good in savory dishes like this.
By: duodishes on June 19, 2009
at 1:12 pm
I’ve never made this! But now I want to! It looks really good!
By: Reeni on June 19, 2009
at 1:38 pm
My husband favorite, it is simply delicious!
By: elra on June 19, 2009
at 3:35 pm
Yum! This looks so tasty and fluffy! I wish I could taste it
By: Monica H on June 19, 2009
at 8:42 pm
catherine this sound delish. love its being healthy and simple. a must try for the week ends. yum!! hey thanx for the tip. it rili helped me
cheers!!
nora
By: nora@ffr on June 19, 2009
at 8:55 pm
I would really really love to try this.it looks so tasty but I believe our local grocery here don’t carry bulghur..
By: peachkins on June 19, 2009
at 9:52 pm
Tabbouli is so refreshing to eat. Ah ha I see a secret ingredient- soy sauce. Never have added that one before, will have to try it for sure. Boy oh boy, you all ate so well that night!
By: RobinSue on June 20, 2009
at 6:19 am
I love this middle eastern kick you’re on! this looks delicious and tabouleh is so refreshing and nutritious! I could just dive into that bowl!
By: Marta on June 20, 2009
at 9:32 am
you’re tearing thru lebanese cuisine, huh?! tabbouleh’s a great salad … very different from any other salad I’ve ever tried. Goes great with hummus!!
By: Muneeba on June 21, 2009
at 5:00 am
Oh my my my!!!
With all due respect to your source, Lebanese folks get offended by tabbooleh that go crazy on the bulgur and skimp the parsley. So, just for the record, tabbooleh is a parsley and mint salad, with barely a touch of bulgur (1/8 of a cup). Lebanon just won the Guiness World record for the biggest tabbooleh ever (and hummos too)
By: tasteofbeirut on November 3, 2009
at 7:43 pm
Best damn tabbouleh EVER!!!!!!!
It really is.
By: Pauline on May 26, 2010
at 5:27 pm