This is a basic tabbouleh recipe that does not require a lot of ingredients. If you are looking for more of a meal, check out my tabbouleh with chicken and tahini recipe here. This week, we got a lot of parsley from the CSA, and tabbouleh is my favorite way to use it all up. Thanks to Simply Recipes for the original recipe. I revised the amounts when I made it myself. Feel free to increase the herbs and decrease the bulgur or the other way around, depending on the ratio you prefer. (I like more herbs when eating it with pita, more bulgur when eating it as a stand-alone salad). Do you have another favorite recipe that highlights parsley? Send it along!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
•  1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup bulgur wheat
•  1/4 cup olive oil
• Juice from 2 lemons
• 5-6 Roma or plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped (I used about a cup of mixed tomatoes, including cherry tomatoes–but I left the seeds in the little guys)
• 2 scallions, chopped, including the greens
• 1 1/2-2 cups parsley, chopped
• 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

Directions:

1. Place the bulgur in a medium sized bowl. Bring water and the teaspoon of salt to a boil, pour it over the bulgur. Let sit for 30 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, add the olive oil, lemon juice, bulgur and mix well. Add in all the other ingredients and mix to combine.
3. Taste the tabbouleh, and add more salt, olive oil or more lemon juice to taste. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes before serving. Will keep chilled for several days.

Posted by freshfrombrooklyn in grain salad, other vegetable-based salad, produce, recipe, salad, seasonal Tags: bulgur, CSA, lemon, mint, parsley, recipe, scallions, tabbouleh, vegetarian