Tabouli Salad (Tabbouleh)

Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com

A fresh Middle Eastern herb salad of very finely chopped parsley, mint, tomatoes and cucumber with fine bulgur, lime juice and olive oil.

Serves 6 20 min
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Ingredients

  • fine bulgur wheat85 g
  • roma tomatoes — very finely chopped4 ea
  • english cucumber — very finely chopped1 ea
  • flat-leaf parsley — very finely chopped2 bunch
  • fresh mint leaves — very finely chopped5 g
  • green onions — very finely chopped4 ea
  • limes — juiced2 ea
  • extra virgin olive oil45 ml

Method

  1. Wash the bulgur wheat and soak it in water for 5 to 7 minutes. Drain very well, squeezing the bulgur by hand to get rid of any excess water. Set aside.
  2. Very finely chop the vegetables, herbs and green onions. Put the chopped tomatoes in a colander to drain excess juice.
  3. Place the chopped vegetables, herbs and green onions in a mixing bowl. Add the bulgur and season with salt. Mix gently.
  4. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of lime juice and the olive oil and mix again.
  5. For best results, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and, if you like, serve with pita and romaine lettuce leaves to use as wraps.

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  • Gluten-free

    • 85 g Quinoa instead of fine bulgur wheat

    Rinse the quinoa and simmer it for about 12 minutes instead of soaking, then drain and cool it completely before mixing it with the herbs.

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£0.74a serve

from £0.74 a serve at Sainsbury's · 5 of 8 ingredients priced

About £4.43 of ingredients used for 6 serves.

£16.05 across 4 shops · all 8 items priced

Sainsbury's

£3.32

missing 3 items

you'll pay £6.98 · 52% of it spare

Morrisons

£4.35

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you'll pay £13.04 · 67% of it spare

Aldi UK

£2.88

missing 4 items

you'll pay £9.02 · 68% of it spare

Asda

£1.64

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you'll pay £4.59 · 64% of it spare

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£2.60

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you'll pay £5.39 · 52% of it spare

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roma tomatoes

£4.00/1kg

need 4 itemsMutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes 400g£1.60 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)

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flat-leaf parsley

£12.50/1kg

need 2 bunchSainsbury's Standard£1.25closest match

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fresh mint leaves

£10.00/1kg

need 5 gStandard£1.25

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fine bulgur wheat

£6.00

need 85 gAashirvaad Whole Wheat Atta 5kg

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green onions

£1.25

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limes

£0.23/1 pack

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