Tabooleh

First, I would like to start with making salads. Salad is an important and healthy meal in everyone’s life. In addition, people tend to eat salads almost every meal, whether it is for lunch, dinner, or even as a snack. Eating a salad almost every day can pay off with plenty of health benefits. Salads are cool, crunchy, and fun to eat (lots of textures, colors, and flavors). Most people enjoy eating salads--even kids! 

In the Middle East, everyone loves to eat “Tabooleh”.  It is one of the most delicious and tasty salads you can eat. Furthermore, it is healthy too! Tabouleh is a salad like no other. If you have some I promise you cant stop eating it! Even when we have dinner or lunch it is one of the main meals on the course meal. It is also very easy to make but it requires a little work, however, it is worth the work!

Tabooleh

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches of fresh parsley (1 1/2 cup chopped, with stems discarded)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 6 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup bulgur, medium grade
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

• Soak bulgur in cold water for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until soft.
• Squeeze out excess water from bulgur using hands or paper towel.
• Combine all ingredients, except for salt, pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil.
• Line serving bowl with grape leaves or romaine lettuce, and add salad.
• Sprinkle olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper on top.
• Serve immediately or chill in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

The picture may not look very delicious but you can never judge a book by its cover! The way the salad looks can tell how good it looks! You can find this type of salad "Tabouleh" in many Middle Eastern restaurants such as “Paramount”, “Pitaland”, and many more.