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Side Dish: Tabbouleh

An Arabic salad dish also known as tabouleh or tabouli, that's often used as part of a mezze.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 360 mins

Total Time: 390 mins

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Lemon

Health benefits of Tabbouleh

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

Ingredients

1/2 cup bulgur wheat
6 cups parsley, finely chopped
8 oz mint, finely chopped
4 oz green onions, chopped
1 lb tomatoes, finely chopped
4 lemons yield lemon juice
1 1/2 cups olive oil
1 tsp black pepper
1 dash salt

Instructions

1. Cover a strainer with cheesecloth and place the bulgur on top. Place the strainer in a pot filled with cold water and soak the bulgur for 10 minutes.

2. Pull up the sides of the cheesecloth, encasing the bulgur, and squeeze out all the water. Transfer to a large bowl.

3. Toss the bulgur with the lemon juice. Toss again with the parsley, mint, tomatoes, and onions and season with salt and pepper.

4. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the olive oil and leave to rest at room temperature until the bulgur has absorbed enough liquid to be tender, 4 to 6 hours.

5. Correct the seasonings and olive oil; there should be enough that it looks shiny and moist but not gooey and oily.

6. Serve garnished with romaine lettuce leaves and scallions. Place a few slices of scallion in a leaf of romaine lettuce, then scoop up the tabbouleh with the lettuce leaf.

7. Note: the longer the bulgur sits and absorbs the olive oil, lemon juice, tomato, and onion juices, the more it will swell and dominate the salad, so keep that in mind when you prepare this salad. Remember that the proper ratio of parsley to bulgur is about 7 to 1. Many cooks make tabbouleh with a food processor by pulsing in short bursts, although I still prefer the texture of the labor-intensive method of hand-chopping all the ingredients with a large chef's knife.

Tabbouleh

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 8

Amount Per ONE Serving
Calories 444 kcal
Fat 41.37 g
Carbohydrate 18.93 g
Protein 4.35 g
Iron 230 mg
Calcium 121 mg
Monounsaturated Fat 29.74 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.59 g
Saturated Fat 5.77 g
Sodium 60 mg
Sugar 2.77 g
Potassium 650 mg
Vitamin A 968 mcg
Vitamin C 1245 mg
Fiber 6.7 g

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