Tabbouleh (تبولة) is one of the best salads I have ever tried. It is very common in the Levant (الشام), i.e. in Syria and Lebanon. It is a very healthy and delicious salad (سلطة), made mainly of fresh chopped vegetables (خضروات), spices (توابل), oil (زيت) and lemon juice (عصير ليمون).
Below are two recipes that I found online for tabbouleh, one in English and one in Arabic. There is also a video on the preparation step by step. I usually prepare it without (bulgur / burghul) because it is not always easy to find.
Ingredients
This Tabouleh recipe serves 4
3 cups of finely chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup of finely chopped mint
4 or 5 finely chopped spring onions ( with the green parts )
4 tomatoes medium size chopped into small cubes
100g of fine burghul
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 tbs olive oil
Salt and Pepper
Preparation
Soak the burghul in cold water for 1/2 an hour then drain. Mix all the ingredients together, taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve with lettuce leaves.
