Mediterranean Tabbouleh

Summary

Description

A crisp, cool salad for a summer day

Ingredients

1cbulgur (or cous cous)
2 tomatoes
1 cucumber
1clvgarlic
1⁄2 red onion (Cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
2Tpine nuts
1cnchickpeas (rinsed ad drained)
3Tolive oil
1 lemon (juiced and strained for seeds)
3⁄4cparsley (chopped)
1 jalapeno (seeded and finely chopped)

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Cook bulgur or cous cous as directed on package; set aside. Halve tomatoes. Scoop out and discard inner meat and seeds. Cut tomatoes into 1/4-inch pieces and place in a bowl. Peel cucumber, halve lengthwise and scoop out seedy center. Cut cucumber into ¼-inch pieces; add to tomatoes. Add garlic and onion. Toast pine nuts on a baking sheet in oven until slightly browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Add cooled bulgur, chickpeas, oil, lemon juice, parsley and jalapeño; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and stir again. Marinate at room temperature about 20 minutes before serving (optional but recommended).

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