Healthy Tabbouleh Salad
- Susan Davis Nutritionist
- Apr 24
- 1 min read
A healthy alternative to the traditional tabbouleh salad. The original recipe contains bulgur wheat or cracked wheat which is delicious but some people can not tolerate gluten. Here is a gluten free tabbouleh that is made using quinoa and lots of fresh vegetables.
Why Tabbouleh Salad?
The Tabbouleh salad is a great way to enrich your diet with fibre. You can vary the recipe with different vegetables for variety. The core ingredients are bulgur, lots of parsley, mint, tomatoes, lemon juice, onions and olive oil.
Where Does Tabbouleh Originate From?
Tabbouleh originates from the Middle East Lebanon and Syria are countries where it is part of the every day diet.
A similar salad is made in Turkey called kısır and quite invariably uses more spices and chilli depending on the region where it is made.
Ingredients For Quinoa Tabbouleh:
2 cups cooked quinoa
1/4 diced cucumber
2 small carrots diced
3 spring onions sliced
1 tomato chopped
1/4 bunch fresh parsley chopped
1 small avocado
1/4 head of broccoli chopped
Leaves from 3-4 sprigs of fresh mint or 1/2 tablespoon dry mint
Juice of 1 lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt & pepper
Whole lettuce leaves
Method:
Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. Serve with lettuce leaves.
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