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!
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Ingredients
1.5cupof uncooked couscous
1cupof hot water
4tomatoes diced in small cubes
1yellow onion diced in small cubes
1cucumber diced in small cubes put the cubes on a colander and sprinkle some salt over it, that will make it loose all the liquid.
1yellow or orange pepper diced in small cubes
1/2bunch of coriander leaveschopped
1/2bunch of parsleychopped
1/2bunch of mint leaveschopped
4green lemons or limestheir juice
8tablespoonsolive oilextra 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.