I’m in the midst of a kitchen remodel and haven’t been able to use my kitchen to prepare meals for the past week. I have been eating out and bringing takeout home, but a little of that goes a long way and I needed a fresh, healthy salad, something on the hearty side that would last a few days in the fridge.
I chose this delicious tabbouleh salad that I recently saw Ina Garten prepare on her cooking show on the Food Channel. All I needed was a bowl and a spoon and a few ingredients and, the best part, there was no cooking required. I’m getting new kitchen cabinets so everything in my old cupboards had to be boxed and stacked in one of the bedroom…awful mess…but I managed to find the bowl and spoon and made the salad before the workmen arrived in the morning. I love the fresh flavors of the parsley and mint, and the lemon juice/olive oil dressing is all that’s needed.
If all goes well I will be able to use my kitchen again by the end of the week. I know I’m going to love all the changes…but it’s just a little bit stressful going through the process. I should have gone to the beach for the week.
- 1 cup bulghur wheat
- 1½ cups boiling water
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- ¼ cup good olive oil
- 3½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts (1 bunch)
- 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves (1 bunch)
- 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley (1 bunch)
- 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and medium-diced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Place the bulghur in a large bowl, pour in the boiling water, and add the lemon juice, olive oil, and 1½ 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.
I really feel for you with the remodel. I’ve been there and I sympathize. Tabbouleh salad is one of my favorites and yours is absolutely gorgeous. I love all of the green – just the way it’s supposed to be.
Sam
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A delicious and healthy way to get the new year off to a good start. Good luck with the kitchen remodel. I’ve been without a kitchen for the last week too, due to a contractor’s plumbing mistake that led to mold between the walls – not because of a remodel — so I feel your pain.
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I can’t wait to see your newly finished kitchen! The tabbouleh salad looks amazing.
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I know that all your trouble will be so worth it when your kitchen’s finished Cathy! I love your tabbouleh because it’s not so heavy on the parsley. Some recipes seem to be almost all parsley with a touch of other ingredients. I like your version much better 🙂
We can’t go wrong with Ina’s recipes, Chris. Parsley and mint is such a tasty combination of herbs.
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A kitchen remodel! Now that is terribly exciting. How pleased you will be when it is all done! In the meantime, this Tabbouleh looks fab! I love foods with texture, and this is right at the top of my list – so satisfying.
This really is crazy Cathy! I just made taboulleh, tabouli (however it is spelled) this weekend. My mind was thinking just like you…..salad, healthy, easy, good for us . . . plus I need a good de-tox! I think the recipes that we selected are pretty close to each other. It’s such a classic salad! I’m thinking of you and your new floor . . . hope you post a photo after all of your patience!!!
Happy Monday!
xo
Roz
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My Mom made this during the summer while I was growing up and I love fresh mint!
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My husband love tabbouleh. If he ever recovers from this bout of the flu I’ll have to make him some. Thanks for this recipe. Good luck with that remodel. I’m sure you’ll love the results.
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I know I will love it, Karen. I’m just not enjoying the process of getting there. It’s the dust that is getting to me. It’s everywhere.
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I love fresh parsley. I think it raises the level of any dish. A+ for your lovely presentation. I am sure you will love the kitchen redo, but I too hate the disruption.
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I hope you share with us your remodel..I know you are humble..:)
But it would be lovely to see..I follow you on Pinterest and have seen some of your kitchen pins:)
I bet it will be so lovely ..
At one point my husband worked with a gentleman of Greek origin..Achilles..who lived with gorgeous Sarah…she was Jewish..this goes back 30 yrs ago..
We had dinner there once and she made Tabouleh..
I got hooked..
It is so good..
Sometimes I buy it already made at Adonis..aMiddle Eastern grocery store store we love..It is sooo good..I cannot even replicate it..
Yours looks wonderful!
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It is stressful to go through the process, but will be so worth it, Cathy. Your salad is so colorful and so healthy, too. I love Ina as she has so many great recipes. I must try this one.
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How yummy looking…pretty bowl, too! Great photograph…where is your watermark, though!
We had a Lebanese gal on our tennis team & this was the ONLY dish she was ever allowed to bring to our pot luck lunches…her’s was delicious! I’ve never tried making it but I think I will, just as soon as I can get some summer herbs going.
Only 57 more days till SPRING!!
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Remodel and repairs is always a painful process.
You’ll love seeing the new cabinets.
That is beautiful. I have never had bulghur wheat. I seem to say that a lot about the things you cook.
But, once again here in the South it is not a common meal for us. Does look worth trying.
Sounds like a nice healthy salad Cathy! I’ll bet you’re thrilled once the remodel is done, hang in there:@)
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Cathy, I will keep my fingers crossed that you get your kitchen back soon! I can’t wait to see it.
Your salad looks so wonderful and I’m pinning it to make when I have fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes in the summer.
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Cathy, this was a simple put together and I know I would love it. Your patience is being tested. Not long now. 😉
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I absolutely love making tabbouleh in the summer with fresh tomatoes from the garden. One of my favorites along with hummus. Oh yummmmm!
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Cathy, I remember when tabbouleh was all the rage back in the day, I loved it then and still do, so why haven’t I made it? I’m excited to revisit this again! You’re going to love your remodel, but I know the dust part is awful! It will be so worth it Cathy!
My heart goes out to you with a kitchen remodel. We did that about a year and a half ago. The hardest part was being without a kitchen sink. Best wishes on your remodel. Please post pictures of the new cabinets. As for the Tabbouleh Salad, it looks delicious. So fresh and so darn healthy! Yum!
Although I use couscous grains, my version is similar to your but I love your addition of scallions and cucumbers… I haven’t made this dish in such a long time and now you have me craving it, even in the middle of winter. Perfect.
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