Tabouleh Salad
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
This is the perfect side dish to any middle-eastern or Moroccon cuisine, that is healthy and full of flavour.
Ingredients
- 100g (3.5oz or ½ cup) dry pearl couscous or quinoa
- 300g (10.6oz or 2 cups) chopped cherry tomatoes
- 60g (2.1oz) or 2-3 lemons for juice
- 30g (1.6oz) mint finely chopped
- 30g (1.6oz) flat-leaf parsley
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp celtic salt
- Pinch of black ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pearl couscous or quinoa as per directions on the packaging
- Finely chop the herbs, and chopped tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
- Drain the couscous/quinoa, cool, then add to the chopped tomato mix.
- Serve with any Moroccan or Middle-Eastern dish as a side.
Notes
This is a delicious, fresh and easy dish to make to enjoy as a side dish to Middle-Eastern cooking. Pearl couscous is traditionally used, however quinoa can be used instead to increase the protein, fibre, micronutrients and make the dish gluten-free.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 96g (3.3oz)Amount Per Serving: Calories: 124kcalTotal Fat: 7gNet Carbohydrates: 12.8gFiber: 1gProtein: 2.2g
