Tabouli

Tabouli

  • Dairy free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • Vegetarian

  • Prep: 10 mins

  • 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.

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

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
Sodium 160.7 mg 93.5 mg
Fibre 4.5 g 2.6 g