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tembouleh, parsley salad from the middle east: ©️ Nel Brouwer-van den Bergh

Tabbouleh, Lebanese parsley and herb salad

Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Cuisine Lebanese

Ingredients
  

Ingredients to make the salad

  • 1 bunch (3.5 oz or 100 g) parsley (cleaned and stems removed)
  • 1.1 oz (30 g) chick peas
  • 5.3 oz (150 g) feta (optional)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 spring onions
  • 2 cloves cloves garlic
  • 1 medium 8 oz (230 g) green pepper
  • l large tomato (optional)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup mint (washed and leaves only)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

Instruction to make the salad

  • Cook the chick peas with sufficient water for about 45-60 min or when ready. Drain and let cool
  • Remove the parsley stems (and reserve for other dishes or freeze them) and wash the leaves and spin dry. Then with a sharp cook's knife slice the leaves very fine
  • Wash and clean the green pepper and slice in 1/10 x 1/10 inch pieces
  • When using: Skin the tomato by immersing in hot water for 2 min and then chilling it in cold water Then dice.
  • Clean and wash the mint leaves and the spring onions. Cut the spring onions in rings.
  • If you use it, cut the feta cheese in cubes
  • Toast the cumin and coriander seeds and grind them in a pestle and mortar. Mix these with the olive oil and let marinade and add the feta when you use it.
  • Press the garlic and prepare the lemon juice
  • Mix all the ingredients and bring to taste with salt and pepper
  • Let work in for 15-60 min before serving

Notes

Method: no heat treatment
Food allergy & intolerance information: none
Keyword parsley salad, tembouleh