Tabouli

Tabouli
  • Prep: 10
  • Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 80 g cracked wheat (bulgar)
  • 1 cup reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • 3 cups parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 cup mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup spring onions (including green tops)
  • 3 medium tomato
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 2 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt

Method

  1. In a large bowl pour the boiling stock over the bulgur. Let sit for 30-60 minutes until softened and then strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cool.
  2. Combine the bulgur parsley mint spring onions and tomatoes in a large bowl. In a small bowl combine the olive oil lemon juice and pinch of salt. Pour over the bulgur mix and toss to mix well.

Tip

Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 day.

Note: Bulgar is a cereal made from whole wheat partially boiled then dried.

1 serve of vegies in each serve of this recipe.

Nutrition information

per serving per 100g
Energy 516.4 kJ 300.5 kJ
Protein 3.1 g 1.8 g
Fat, total 6.6 g 3.9 g
— saturated 1 g 0.6 g
Carbohydrate 10.4 g 6.1 g
— sugars 2.1 g 1.2 g
Fibre 4.5 g 2.6 g
Sodium 160.7 mg 93.5 mg

Recipe and image supplied by Cancer Council NSW Healthy Lunch Box website.