Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad - The Lemon Bowl® (2024)

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What is Lebanese tabbouleh made of? ›

Tabbouleh is basically parsley salad. There's technically no lettuce in it. It's a salad made up of parsley, tomatoes, bulgur wheat, and green onions – all finely chopped and tossed with olive oil and lemon juice!

Because of its ingredients, tabouli will last in the refrigerator for up to four days, so make sure you eat it before then.

Digestive Benefits: Tabouleh is packed with ingredients that promote digestion and gut health. Parsley, the star herb in this salad, is rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, aiding in digestion and supporting detoxification processes.

If you're asking yourself what cuisine is tabbouleh salad from: it's Lebanese! Lebanese tabbouleh is essentially a chopped salad. Authentic tabbouleh is made with lots of fresh parsley leaves, diced tomato, thin slices of scallion, fresh mint leaves, and a bit of soaked fine bulgur.

Tabbouleh is a healthy, vegetarian food that has no cholesterol, is low in fat, and high in fiber, vitamins, and much more. Plus, it makes great use of the backyard gardener's abundance of parsley, mint, tomatoes and cucumbers. This vegan dish can be made gluten-free by substituting quinoa for bulgur wheat.

Tabouli is a great side that I could eat every day. I love the textures from the bulgar wheat and chopped vegetables. The flavors are bold from the fresh herbs and lemony dressing. I find that tabouli is so versatile that I enjoy it along so many different mains like grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp.

The most likely sources of bitterness in a tabbouleh are parsley and olive oil. The parsley should be finely chopped to avoid bitter flavours.

Tomato and cucumber release a lot of moisture when they're exposed to salt, and will make your tabbouleh way too watery if you do not drain it off. Simply combine the tomato and cucumber in a bowl with some salt (you'll find these instructions in the recipe below), and set it aside while you chop the parsley.

Looking for a fresh, easy meal to help boost your metabolism? This delicious tabbouleh is packed full of healthy vegetables and is ideal for an office lunch or lighter evening meal. We'll explain how to make it and show you how each ingredient can help you on your weight loss journey.

Fresh mint, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice brighten this Middle Eastern dish.

Is tabbouleh good for high blood pressure? ›

Recipes like our Spiced Grilled Chicken with Cauliflower "Rice" Tabbouleh and Roasted Salmon with Smoky Chickpeas & Greens are low in sodium and saturated fat, which is great for healthier blood pressure.

Lebanese spice blend (also called Lebanese seven spice) – a mixture of equal parts of allspice, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek, nutmeg and ginger. It is commonly used to flavor many Lebanese dishes.

Tabouli, also known as Tabbouleh, is a vegan salad that originated in Lebanon and Syria, quickly becoming a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine. And as a fun fact, Tabbouleh is so well loved in Lebanon that they even have an entire day dedicated to celebrate it.

The Levantine Arabic tabbūle is derived from the Arabic word tābil from the Aramaic root word t-b-l, meaning "seasoning" or more literally "dip". Use of the word in English first appeared in the 1950s.

Edible herbs known as qaḍb formed an essential part of the Arab diet in the Middle Ages. Dishes like tabbouleh attest to their continued popularity in Middle Eastern cuisine today. Originally from the mountains of Lebanon and Syria, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East.

Huge difference! Tabbouleh salad is an herb salad of finely chopped parsley and mint that includes a touch of tomato and bulgur. Tabbouleh salad dressing is a simple, lemony dressing, and also makes a frequent appearance on my plate. Fattoush is a lettuce and vegetable salad, crunchy and full bodied, with pita chips.

I love this tabouli salad recipe: it's refreshing and bursting with herby, lemony flavour. The genius of this recipe is that burghul is normally soaked in water but here it is soaked in lemon juice and tomatoes. The liquid slowly seeps from the tomato, softening and flavouring the burghul at the same time.