Tabouleh Recipe Tabouleh Salad

[jdh91741]

What a nice recipe! In less than one week we are making a double batch tonight. I forwarded this video to friends in Michigan and Oregon (I'm in Los Angeles). This will be a regular in our home.

[RecipeCook]

@jdh91741 That's great to hear! Let us know how your friends like the Tabouleh.

[jdh91741]

Canola oil is manufactured at high temperatures, using a mechanical process that often involves toxic chemicals, like hexane. Canola oil is degummed, deodorized, bleached and further refined at high temperatures. These high temperatures can change the omega-3 content of the oil and can significantly raise the oil's concentrations of trans fatty acids and saturated fats.

[RecipeCook]

@jdh91741 What type of oil do you like to use in your tabouleh recipe?

[jdh91741]

@RecipeCook If it can be found or afforded organic first cold pressed olive oil is a winner every time. Do not cook with olive oil. After 220f temperature olive oil breaks down into a trans fat. Trans fat are as welcome as seeing a shark at a ship wreck. For cooking, sesame oil and almond oil can better tolerate cooking. A good book to read on this topic is: "Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill" by: Udo Erasmus (Amazon)

[jdh91741]

Though I am sure your intentions are good, the plastic blue gloves are a distraction. Tabouleh has been made for the last 3,000+ years or so without folks using gloves and mankind is still very much around. Today, I will go to market and duplicate your recipe and I will risk life without gloves

[NewEnglandgardening]

Glad I came across your video. I was going to add the boiling water to the wheat also because that is what is says on the bag.I thought it was just called cracked Wheat. I just looked at the bag and see it says Burghul #2 also. Didn't notice that. How long do you keep it in the water?

[RecipeCook]

@NewEnglandgardening I rinse the bulgur three times, just like my mom.Then I cover it with out 1/8" of water until it's absorbed. It might take 20 minutes or so. There's nothing wrong with following the bag's directions...I just like my tabouleh with a bit more texture. Bulgur #2 is just what you want.

[SwordofSpirit1]

Yummy! I just got this posted to my mainpage. So, I'm just now posting comment. Anyhow, I LOVE TABOULEH salad and especially bulgar wheat! TooJay's in south Florida makes the best if you don't have the time to chop all your own veggie ingredients. But, it's well worth the effort! Thanks so much for posting. If I can find all of the ingredients where I now live in Hogtown, TN Valley, I'll surely make this one!

[ZennLa13]

LOVE your personality!!

[susoux]

This is not tabbouleh , it's just a salad !!!

[jdh91741]

@susoux This is not tavvouleh, it's just a salad? I am looking for an excellent tabbouleh recipe. Perhaps you might share yours with me?

[19dec1981]

thanks! you are a funny lass :)

drop the gloves though, we're not in hospital

[mrLakkiss]

tabouleh is a lebanese salad

[RobiticGamer]

Tabouleh is from lebanon!

I love lebanon and tabouleh!!!! <3

[DimplesDeep1]

HEY THIS LOOKS GREAT! HOW DID YOU CHOP YOUR PARSLEY? FOOD PROCESSOR? IS THERE A TRICK TO KEEPING IT FROM BECOMING "PESTO" CONSISTENCY :-/? THANKS FOR SHARING :0)

[NottaVictim]

What kind of wheat is that? 

[wannadanc1]

@Faisdragon - I found it ready made at Costco!!!!!!!!!

[fudgedogbannana]

what a sweet girl you are. because your mother said so.

[Me2Be87]

It's an Arab dish

[Faisdragon]

damn thats hard to make....gonna buy ready made :)

[wannadanc1]

@Faisdragon - I found it ready made at Costco!!!!!! It matters not to me if it is "original" or "genuine" - cuz my gramma was Irish and I have never had this before now.

[ItsAnOxmoronyoumoron]

where are you from rita

[RecipeCook]

@ItsAnOxmoronyoumoron

Ohio

[Blogdude87]

guys dont hate on woman I mean give them credit they know how 2 cook thats something some guys cant do THUMBS UP if you can cook

[alibaba32572]

Can you show me how to make fatoush? Please, I am really begging! Habibti blease!

[alibaba32572]

Lebanese princess schooling the masses! Priceless. What part of The Leb you from?

[RecipeCook]

So glad you like it. The bowl is from Calphalon - it was a gift with purchase years ago. Perfect for tossing salads.

[YORKMAXIM2009]

love it! thank you so much for sharing

[ejb40plp]

this lady is a beast in the kitchen! great recipe!

[TrueZeal]

This is different. i will be making this within T-5 mintes.

Where you you get that fab bowl.

[RecipeCook]

Glad you liked it. Everybody's recipe is a bit different with different amounts of wheat, parsley, whatever. My Aunt makes it different than my Mom did - she doesn't add cumin. My Uncle always adds lemon juice, so there you go!

[piimpet4]

lol seems more like fatoush not tabouli.

and the burgol is MASSIVE!! is that because in america you guys dont have the (ne3im)?*more refined bergol* and u put sooo much! whyy?

ive heard of many differnt ways but never have i heard of capsicum (u americans call it bell pepers).

kamoon in tabouli! wow id like to know what part of lebanon shes from .. its interesting how every village has their own ways of making the national dish.

[hyelady47]

@piimpet4 i agree, no cucumbers, no peppers, no radishes, and absolutely NO BASIL, and no cumin as well. i'm going to post my own, very traditional tabouli sometime next week. you can call it a "parsley salad", just don't call it "tabouli".

[john422401]

I made this recipe tonight....It was AWESOME!

[ruphi3star]

Please if you add any thing else than parsley, tomato, onion, burgul ,salt ,pepper ,olive oil, lemon juice. Pleassss dont call it tabbouleh, you can give it any other name but (TABBOULEH). take it from a professional Lebanese chef

[Bullydogairsoft]

I would really do some research on the dangers of canola oil before reccomending it to everybody.. other than that, I think this salad looks fabulous :)

[CaledoniaJeanne]

As always, good stuff, Rita! 

Jeanne

[rcluley1]

My mother-in-law would die if she heard no lemon juice in tabbouleh. LOL! She is lebanese and she has been making it for 60+ years. She is 81 now and she always says the tabbouleh you buy in stores never has enough lemon. Funny, i love how you said you rinse the bulgar 3 times because your mother did. My mother-in-law probably just put tons of lemon juice because her mother did. no right or wrong. Cumin, cumcumbers and raddish is all new to me. YUM. Thanks...love this....love you.

[RecipeCook]

@rcluley1 Seems like every family has their way of making it. My Aunt puts lemon juice in hers. Rita from AboutEating com

[juanchy38]

I love this type of tabouleh, The regular one is amazing, however I tried it with cucumbers and it adds that refreshing taste which is wonderful,

Thank you very much for this recipe!! Great explanations and very nice lady!! You should work like in travel channel or something like that, I believe you are great!! I also prepared your Hummus recipe today and came out amazing!!! Thanks!!!! :)

[RecipeCook]

@juanchy38 Cucumbers are one of the best things about tabouleh. The hummus is a good one, too. The travel channel? I'm game....Rita from AboutEating.

[ruphi3star]

@juanchy38 there is only One kind of tabbouleh, it is the right Lebanese way of making tabbouleh not my mom or any other One mom parsley tomato onion burgul salt pepper lemon juice olive oil any think else dont call it tabbouleh

[s1ckshit65]

haha rita i eat tabouleh like every day its really good

[tonyretarda]

Thanks for a good explanation and i just love these dishes from other places in the world..Come on over some time and eat my Swedish meatballs and Hearing

[whalewatcher321]

that looks so fresh!!

[SimplyZeal]

She has to be shoerter than me

[tkdwoman]

Perfect explanation! thank you very much!

[vito9000]

Never seen a tabboule with cucumbers. Thats not authentic tabboule. A Tabboule Salad has basically: Parsley, Tomatoes, Chopped Green Onions or onion of your choice, bulghur, olive oil, lemon juice, salt as you like, some chopped mint leaves may be added-as preference but not a basic ingredient.

[vito9000]

Let me tell you...Tabbouleh ingredients are as follows: chopped Parsley, chopped green onions or regular onion as you prefer, tomatoes, some chopped mint leaves, bulghur, lemon juice, olive oil and some salt. I've never seen tabboule that has cucumbers or any other ingredients than what I mentioned. You can make a salad anyway you like and even add tuna fish to a tabboule of ur creation but the original one is with the Ingredients I mentioned nothing more or less-No cucmbers in a real tabboule

[UKNOWWHO07]

Rita your salad looks great although it's not very authentic middle eastern. The main components of a middle eastern tobouleh salad is bulgar, parsley, diced tomoatoes, garlic, white onion, a touch of olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice which is key. salt and pepper to taste.

[Theoden2001001]

@UKNOWWHO07 No garlic and vinegar in lebanese taboule. 

[amino0o]

This is the mother of all salads. Its really great with just about any food

[glendonflowerspatton]

should be olive oil -- not canola!

[theeSHXT]

yeah. the olive oil is used for the taste also.

i can't imagine tabouleh with that much canola, because she did put quite a bit,

[Songbaby216]

she explained that they used canola oil as a cheaper substitute. I understand your point.

[darkvader47]

It does look great and I'm sure it smells great as well. I'm sold on your recipe!

[najwakaram1000]

nice very nice my mum makes it all the time but does not use cucumber

[Juberoos]

I make mine with just parsley, tomatoe, onion, cucumber, bulgar and lemon. Salt and pepper to taste and ALWAYS use olive oil! :)

[9aspengold5]

A friend was dating a Lebanese man and she would make this all the time. It is wonderful and very refreshing. She added the cucumber.

[mavely3000]

is there any advice on foods that may be good for the skin ?

[ilikethewok]

Healthy and delicious!!  Thx for posting.

[tinafisher]

This will work great for my diabetic diet.

Thanks I'll be copying this down.

[RecipeCook]

Thanks! You can find the recipe under the "More Info" notes too! ~Rita

[mand1sh3p]

Looks super healthy

[CookingEasyWithMera]

Thank you for posting, this looks wonderful!!

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!

[grendle1500]

I make that stuff all the time... differently though... You are wonderful!

[trulybazlol]

Tabouleh came from the middle east, it's a traditional middle eastern salad and i don't think cucumber is included..

[LGZEE]

Sounds tasty