Authentic Tabbouleh Recipes

Steps:

• Place the bulghur in a large bowl, pour in the boiling water, and add the lemon juice, olive oil, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Stir, then allow to stand at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Add the scallions, mint, parsley, cucumber, tomatoes, 2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper; mix well. Season, to taste, and serve or cover and refrigerate. The flavor will improve if the tabbouleh sits for a few hours.

Steps:

• Rinse the bulgur wheat in a sieve until the water runs clear. Drain well, then transfer to a bowl. Pour over 200ml boiling water, cover with cling film and leave to soak for 30 mins or so while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Keeping the parsley in a bunch, chop the leaves roughly. Don't worry about the inclusion of some of the stalks; this all adds to the flavour. Now do the same with the mint. Put the chopped herbs in a large bowl and add the tomato and spring onion.
• Thoroughly drain the bulgur, then add to herb mix, along with lemon juice and olive oil. Mix thoroughly, season and serve.

Steps:

• Place the bulgur in a bowl, and cover with water by 1/2 inch. Soak for 20 minutes, until slightly softened. Drain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer, and press the bulgur against the strainer to squeeze out excess water. Transfer to a large bowl, and toss with the garlic, lemon juice, parsley, mint, tomatoes, scallions and salt. Leave at room temperature or in the refrigerator for two to three hours, so that the bulgur can continue to absorb liquid and swell.
• Add the olive oil, toss together, taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with lettuce leaves.

Steps:

• When I make this, I find that I can reduce the salt, lemon juice, and oil quite a bit, but I've posted the original ingredients list above for you to modify as desired.
• Wash chopped mint and parsley and then drain well.
• Wash the bulgur several times and drain.
• Soak the washed bulgur in the chopped tomatoes for about 20 minutes.
• Rub the chopped onion with salt.
• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Add olive oil and lemon juice and toss the mixture well.
• Serve with crisp lettuce leaves or fresh cabbage leaves, for scooping up the salad.

Steps:

• In a measuring cup, combine sea salt with boiling water. In a medium bowl, combine bulgur with salted water; soak for 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes and green onions. Stir well before adding cucumber; quickly stir. Pour half lemon juice and half olive oil; stir. Add lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, salt, and remaining lemon juice and oil. Stir and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.