Tabouleh Recipe. Passover-Friendly and GF Friendly

Tabouleh

Homemade Tabouleh is far superior than store bought alternatives!

I have included here a gluten-free adaptation, perfect for Passover as well, courtesy of quinoa.

Whole Wheat Bulgur

The difference between whole wheat bulgur and its white – skin-stripped counterpart – is simply night and day: the whole grain is infinitely more delicious and nutritious, with high protein and high fiber. I don’t only use it for tabouleh, but in salads and in soups. It takes a little longer to soak up the liquids and swell than white bulgur, but so what, start with soaking the grain while you get the rest of the recipe ready.

The Perfect Tabouleh Grain

My Tabouleh Uses Generous Amounts of Bulgur

I don’t use the grain in the dish as a little sprinkling for garnish in tabouleh. Indeed I use it as an essential ingredient to make a filling and nourishing whole meal main course.

Choose Meaty Tomatoes!

The tomatoes you want for tabouleh are more meat and less juice. In other words, you want plum tomatoes or beefsteak tomatoes. Save the wonderful vine ones, grape ones or cherry ones for other salads!

You can also make this dish without tomatoes, as shown in the picture below, on days you are serving other dishes that include tomatoes.

Gluten-Free Tabouleh?

You bet! Perfect for Passover too! Use quinoa. In this case, don’t just soak the grain. Cook it according to package instructions, and proceeded with the recipe as instructed.

Perfect the Next Day Too!

I instruct you to scoop out all the juice from the optional tomatoes, using only the flesh. This is the secret for keeping the salad from getting soggy. So don’t be afraid to make a full batch, eat some, save some for tomorrow!  Make it a high protein main course, using leftovers and adding crumbled feta cheese (dairy) or diced cooked chicken

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat bulgur
• 1 cup boiling water (if you used quinoa, boil 1 cup quinoa according to package instructions, and proceed with the rest of the recipe)
• 6 scallions, green and white parts, sliced very thin
• 1  bunch flat-leaf parsley, stems and leaves, chopped very fine
• 1  bunch fresh mint, leaves only, chopped very fine
• Optional: 2 plum tomatoes, halved, juice and seeds scooped out, diced small
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Juice of two lemons
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions