How to Make Lebanese Tabbouleh

Ingredients

• 3 bunches of parsley (flat-leaf preferred)
• 1 bunch fresh mint
• 1 bunch green onions (about 6 stalks)
• 4 ripe tomatoes
• 1/4 cup fine bulgur
• olive oil
• salt
• lemon, to taste
• For more vegetarian recipes from Fatima using ingredients similar to tabbouleh, see: Grape Leaves in Oil (Warak Enab)

Method

1. Wash the herbs and vegetables and drain thoroughly so no water remains.
2. Finely chop the tomatoes and mix them with the bulgur until the bulgur becomes soft.
3. Finely chop the remaining herbs and vegetables and add them as well.
4. Add salt and lemon to taste — you will typically need the juice of about 2 lemons or more, according to preference.
5. Drizzle with olive oil.
6. Mix the ingredients well and transfer the tabbouleh to a serving dish.
7. Serve with lettuce or cabbage leaves and it can also be eaten with a spoon.