My homemade Lebanese tabbouleh is my family’s version of the Lebanese dish. Made very different from what you’ll see in this recipe post. It’s mostly made with parsley, mint, and coriander chopped in very small pieces and then tomatoes, cucumber, and peppers, well all depends on the village you are from.
I made this on Saturday to be the star side of a BBQ party. And it was a complete success!
This recipe is made with couscous, mint, coriander, parsley, tomatoes, cucumber, and bell peppers.
I never thought I could make a good tabbouleh until I made my own. It turns out, it’s pretty simple and doesn’t require any hard-to-find ingredients. Plus, you can customize it to your taste. Give it a try!
My homemade Lebanese tabbouleh
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup of uncooked couscous
- 1 cup of hot water
- 4 tomatoes diced in small cubes
- 1 yellow onion diced in small cubes
- 1 cucumber diced in small cubes put the cubes on a colander and sprinkle some salt over it, that will make it loose all the liquid.
- 1 yellow or orange pepper diced in small cubes
- 1/2 bunch of coriander leaves chopped
- 1/2 bunch of parsley chopped
- 1/2 bunch of mint leaves chopped
- 4 green lemons or limes their juice
- 8 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat the water, then pour it over the uncooked couscous cover it with plastic wrap. Let it rest for 5 minutes tightly closed, so the steam from the water will help you cook the couscous grain.
- While you are waiting dice the vegetables and prepare the lemon juice and the oil.
- When you uncovered the couscous you must loosen it up with the help of a fork, add salt and pepper, then add all the vegetables and the oil and lemon juice. Mix well, refrigerate at least one hour.
- Add the chopped herbs before serving and mix well again. Rectify seasoning if necessary.
Nutrition
So this recipe is my version of the Lebanese tabbouleh and it arrived in my kitchen from my husband’s kitchen, which was most of his life in Casablanca, Morocco. So this is very different from the traditional recipe! This is how we eat it at home! hope you like it!
So Happy chopping!
2 thoughts on “My homemade Lebanese tabbouleh”
Tabbouleh is one of the most delicious summer salad, in my book! However, when I did it last time, I managed to get it a bit watery ha-ha. Needless to mention, yours looks impeccable! Well done, Gaila!
Hahahaha Ben! you didnt’ take out the liquid from the cucumbers??? hahaha Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you find it impeccable! my guests loved it. Hugs!