* Exported from MasterCook *

                   Tabouli

Recipe By     : Debby
Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : salads                          Veggies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     3/4           cup  bulgar -- fine
  2               cups  water -- cold
  2               cups  parsley (1 big bunch) -- coarsely chopped
     1/2           cup  onion -- finely chopped
     1/4           cup  mint (1/2 bunch) -- finely chopped
     1/4           cup  olive oil
     1/2        medium  lemon
  1           teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  pepper -- ground
  2             medium  tomatoes, seeded -- coarsely chopped

Place bulger in a bowl and cover with the cold water.  Leave to soak for
30 minutes.  After 30 minutes, pick up by handful and squeeze excess water
out.  Put in bowl.

Meanwhile, prepare parsley.  Wash well, shake off excess mixture and
remove thick stalks.  Chop coarsely.

Put bulger into a mixing bowl and add onions.  Squeeze mixture with hand
so that bulger absorbs onion flavour.

Add parsley to bulger in bowl with chopped mint.

Beat olive oil with lemon juice (squeeze lemon over sieve) and stir in
salt and pepper.  Add to salad and toss well.

Seed tomatoes and cut into large dice.  Gently stir into salad.  cover and
chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

Serve in salad bowl lined with crisp lettuce leaves.  Lemon juice and salt
mixure (1/4 cup lemon juice mixed with 1/2 teaspoon salt)  is served in a
jug so that it may be added according to invididual taaste.

Description:  "Lebanese salad" from Kathy Burden

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 145 Calories; 9g Fat (54.7%
calories from fat); 2g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 361mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 0
Fruit; 2 Fat.

NOTES : very good,  rating - 8