Marushka’s Tabbouleh
Here is my mom’s recipe for this traditional Middle Eastern salad. It’s refreshing and full of so many different flavors.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large bunches of parsley
- 1 large tomato, finely chopped
- 1 bunch of scallions, finely chopped
- 1/8 cup crushed wheat or bulgar
- A few chopped leaves of fresh mint or 1/4 tsp of dried mint
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Lemon and Olive Oil Dressing*
*LEMON AND OLIVE OIL DRESSING
- Mix equal parts of fresh lemon juice and olive oil and salt and pepper to taste – so easy!
HOW TO MAKE IT
- Rinse the crushed wheat (bulgar) in cold water and squeeze it dry
- Combine the chopped tomatoes with the crushed wheat (bulgar) – mix well
- Finely chop the scallions and season with salt and pepper – add this to the tomatoes and bulgar
- Pick the leaves off the parsley stems and wash them well and squeeze them dry
- Either finely chop the leaves by hand, or BRIEFLY place them in a food processor – one pulse and it’s done (don’t over process, it will turn to mush)
- Combine the parsley with the mint and add it to the rest of the ingredients
- Pour the lemon and olive oil dressing over the tabouleh and serve with fresh romaine lettuce
