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Tabbouleh I

This tabbouleh is great as a salad, or as a meal in itself. Eat it with lots of falafel!

Yield 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) bulgur wheat (medium grind)
  • ½ cup (120 ml) olive oil
  • ½ cup (120 ml) lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • 1 bunch parsley (Italian or curly)
  • ½ green bell pepper (optional) (optional)
  • ½ red bell pepper (optional) (optional)
  • Sliced ripe olives (optional) (optional)
  • 1 dash of ground nutmeg (optional) (optional)
  • 2–3 ripe tomatoes (optionally peeled)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cover the wheat in boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes; drain.
  2. 2
    Stir in lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper to wheat. Refrigerate while the rest of the vegetables are being chopped.
  3. 3
    Core and finely chop the bell peppers.
  4. 4
    Remove the larger stems from the parsley and finely chop.
  5. 5
    Drop the tomatoes in boiling water for 20 seconds, then run under cold water, and the skins peel off easily.
  6. 6
    Quarter the tomatoes and discard seeds. Chop finely.
  7. 7
    Mix all vegetables along with olives and nutmeg into the wheat.
  8. 8
    Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
Category
Salads

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