No Cook Tabbouleh Food

TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Place the bulghur in a large bowl, pour in the boiling water, and add the lemon juice, olive oil, and 1 1/2 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.

TABBOULEH I

Steps:

• Combine bulgur and boiling water in a large bowl. Cover, and set aside to soak for 1 hour.
• Add oil, lemon juice, onions, parsley, mint, tomatoes, and cucumber; toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

TOASTED BUCKWHEAT TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Rinse buckwheat groats. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, sprinkle in the buckwheat groats, and simmer until buckwheat is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and garlic until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Lightly toss cucumber, parsley, mint, lemon juice, and mixed herbs in a large salad bowl until thoroughly combined; stir in cooked buckwheat and onion mixture.

TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Rinse the bulgur wheat in a sieve until the water runs clear. Drain well, then transfer to a bowl. Pour over 200ml boiling water, cover with cling film and leave to soak for 30 mins or so while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Keeping the parsley in a bunch, chop the leaves roughly. Don't worry about the inclusion of some of the stalks; this all adds to the flavour. Now do the same with the mint. Put the chopped herbs in a large bowl and add the tomato and spring onion.
• Thoroughly drain the bulgur, then add to herb mix, along with lemon juice and olive oil. Mix thoroughly, season and serve.

LEBANESE TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Stir together bulgur and 1 tablespoon oil in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling water over, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Drain in a sieve, pressing on bulgur to remove any excess liquid.
• Transfer bulgur to a bowl and toss with remaining ingredients, including 2 tablespoons oil, until combined well.
• These long, narrow cucumbers are often marketed as "European" and are usually sold in plastic wrap to protect their thin, delicate, unwaxed skin.

NO COOK TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Stir together the (uncooked) couscous, olive oil and lemon juice in a very large bowl.
• Let it rest at room temperature to soften and plump-en-up to an a texture like finely chopped nuts.
• Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
• Add more lemon juice to taste.
• Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours or so.

"OVERNIGHT" TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Place bulgur and onions in large bowl. Finely chop parsley in processor. Add to bulgur. Finely chop carrots in processor; add to bulgur. Finely chop bell pepper in processor; add to bulgur. Add tomato juice and next 5 ingredients; toss. Cover; chill overnight. Mix thyme into tabbouleh. Season with salt and pepper; serve.

HEALTHY LEBANESE TABBOULEH, NO TOMATO, NO CUCUMBER VERSION!

Steps:

• Cover burgul/ cracked wheat with cold water in a bowl, there should be about 2.5cm (1 inch) water above the wheat. Soak for 30 minutes, use a sieve to drain it well and spread it out on a clean tea towel to dry off it bit.
• Using a blender or food processor finely pulse parsley and mint.
• Mix the cracked wheat, mint, parsley, spring onions, olive oil, lemon rind and juice together and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh mint sprigs.

VEGETABLE TABBOULEH WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine bulgur wheat with enough boiling water to cover by 1 inch. Season lightly with salt and stir to combine. Cover tightly with a tight-fitting lid and let stand until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain well, pressing out excess liquid. Spread out on a baking sheet to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine shallot, mustard, lemon juice and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. While whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in oil until well blended.
• Add remaining ingredients to the vinaigrette and toss to evenly coat. Once bulgur has cooled, add bulgur, season to taste with salt and pepper, and toss again. Transfer to a large serving bowl or platter to serve.