maria in da kitchen :: tabouleh
maria in the kitchen in her holiday house, somewhere in greece, cooking for us; her and myself. fresh vegetable and organic bulgur on hand to make tabbouleh or tabouleh or tabouli.
tabouleh is a levantine arab salad and it is all about fresh vegetable and chopping. And chopping and chopping and chopping...
i took the photos as maria performed her culinary wizardy and artistic chopping while bulgur was on the stove. first, parsley, the greek one.
picking fresh mint from the neighbour's garden. fresh aroma and strong flavour. love it.
chopping green pepper. you can also add red, yellow, orange.
then, fresh spring onions.
and fresh italian basil from the pot in the front garden. i had to take this photo.
she gave herself a break from the eternal chopping by squeezing a lemon. by hand.
chopping again after wringing out as much moisture as she could from the onions. she did the same to bulgur after taking it off the fire.
this girl does everything by hand.
chopping fresh tomatoes in cubes. no seeds, please!
chopping the mint and mixing the herbs with the bulgur.
to finish, she chopped a fresh cucumber. someone told me that there is no smell to cucumber. there was smell to this one. for sure.
sweet paprika and salt to season. don't forget to add extra virgin olive oil.
et voilà! tabouleh or tabouli by maria. best friend and best cook. love you, darling.
p.s. i did the washing up. so, i'm not completely useless in the kitchen as rumors has it!
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Tabouleh250 gr organic bulgur
parsley (the greek one)
10 fresh mint leaves (optional)
10-20 fresh basil leaves
5 spring onions (or one big red onion)
1 fresh tomato without seeds
1/2 cucumber
1/2 green pepper
juice of one lemon
3 teaspoons sweet paprika (or for the brave ones, 1/2 teaspoon hot chilly pepper)
salt & extra virgin olive oil
Wash the bulgur and boil it in plain water for 10-15 min under medium fire. Take it off the fire and drain it. Let cool. Alternatively, you can leave the bulgur in plain water without boiling it for 1-3 hours.
Meanwhile, chop all fresh herbs and vegetable. Squeeze the lemon.
Add all ingredients and mix it with bulgur. Stir and taste to season.
Place it in the fridge for a while.
Enjoy!
p.s. You can keep tabouleh fresh in the fridge for 2-3 days.
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if you have interesting recipes to share, feel free to contact me. i'll be happy to come to your place, take photos and share the experience on this blog!love.