Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh

This classic and well-loved Middle-Eastern dish is perfect to serve with fish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Prepare the couscous: Put the couscous into a large bowl. Pour over the boiling water or stock and stir. Cover with a plate or cling film and leave to stand for 5 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed. Separate the grains by roughing them up with a fork.
  2. Finely dice the vine-ripened tomatoes and the cucumber. Slice the spring onions and finely chop the parsley, then add everything to the couscous with the grated zest of a lemon.
  3. Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and the garlic with plenty of seasoning and drizzle over the couscous. Toss well and serve with some grilled fish, meat or chicken.
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Serving the right amount

For 2 servings of couscous, you'll need about 125g couscous and 150ml of water or stock. For 4 servings, the quantities are 250g couscous and 300ml water or stock. For 6, you'll need 350g couscous and 500ml water or stock.

Per serving

320 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 37g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.04 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2004.

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  • 01 November 2007

    MrsB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for some Friends for Lunch. I was really easy and tasted fab. Everyone loved it, i've made it again since too.

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  • 03 March 2008

    snowberry rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for my children and they loved it despite not being particularly fond of fish. They loved the sauce the most. We had it with the tabboulah which went down even better!

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  • 03 March 2008

    good food commented on this recipe

    Excellent recommended

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  • 01 September 2008

    flubbles1982 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Had this for dinner tonight with some lamb burgers in pitta bread and worked really well. Cooked this for two people so I halved the ingredients and the quantities worked really well! Would work great for a buffet or even a dinner party, great blend of flavours.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

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Per serving

320 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 37g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.04 g

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