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A bowl filled with Taboule Salad that is made up of chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions, and other greens. The bowl is decorated with some lettuce leaves.
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5 from 3 votes

Easy Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad

This zesty tabbouleh salad has all the ingredients you'd want in a salad and more. It's tangy, it's juicy, and it's filling! It screams healthy from start to finish and can be made gluten free - just omit the bulgur!
Prep Time25 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Lebanese, Levant, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Keyword: healthy food, salad, salads, tabbouleh, tabouli
Servings: 8 Servings
Author: Lama

Equipment

  • food processor

Ingredients

  • 3 bunches parsley Italian (flat) or curly
  • 1/4 cup green onion or white onion chopped
  • 6 medium tomatoes cubed
  • 1 tablespoons dried mint
  • 1 large lemon juice
  • ½ cup fine bulgur
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon seven spices optional
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses

Instructions

  • Cube tomatoes and place in a bowl.  Add the olive oil, lemon, salt, bulgur, molasses, and seven spices and mix then place in fridge. If you choose, you can omit the seven spices but I love the kick it gives to the tabbouli.
  • In a separate bowl, finely chop washed and air dried (not wet) parsley (or place in a food processor), add to the chilled tomato mix then add the chopped green onions and mix very well. Add more salt if needed. Enjoy alone or in a lettuce leaf or cabbage leaf.

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Notes

Tips:
  • Make this GLUTEN FREE by omitting the bulgur. You can replace bulgur with cooked quinoa or millet.
  • An important tip my mom taught me is to cube the tomatoes first and then add the bulgur, the pomegranate molasses, olive oil, and lemon and lit it sit while I chop up the other ingredients. This allows the bulgur to soak up and it will be ready when I finish chopping.
  • Be sure to wash then fully dry the parsley before placing in the food processor
  • Add pomegranate molasses for a tangier taste.
  • Throw in a dash of seven spices for added flavor.
  • Some cumin gives it a zing too and is known to help relieve bloating from the parsley .
  • Serve and eat with Romaine lettuce, grape leaves, or cabbage leaves.
  • If you don't have green onions, definitely opt for cubed white onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 891mg | Potassium: 388mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2591IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg