Couscous Tabbouleh

[sylvia]

Couscous Tabbouleh

Recipe type: Salad, Starter, Side Dish

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Author: Lana

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 4

Use Israeli or pearl couscous instead of bulgur wheat in this healthy, flavorful Middle-Eastern dish.

Ingredients

1/3 cup of Israeli couscous (I used whole wheat variety)

1¼ cups water

2 ripe tomatoes, chopped finely

1 small onion, diced finely

1 bunch of parsley, minced (about ½ cup when done)

½ bunch of mint, minced (about ¼ cup when done)

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp coarse salt

½ tsp freshly ground pepper

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Place couscous in a pot of boiling water and simmer for 10-15 minutes on low temperature, until it softens and the water evaporates.

When cooled, add all the other ingredients and mix thoroughly until combined.

Serve with pita chips as a starter, or as a side dish alongside a Middle-Eastern entre.

 

[marilynfl]

Thanks Sylvia...I love dishes like this.

 

[traca]

I saw this recipe prepared on Cooking Channel. Similar but different. Love higher lemon juice ratio.

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/laura-calder/picnic-tabbouleh.html

 

[judy-mass]

Another interesting tabbouleh twist is to use quinoa instead of bulgur.

 

[deb-in-mi]

That's how I make it - delish!