Taboule
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Serves: 1 cup (1/4 of mixture)
 
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • ½ cup quinoa cooked
  • 1 cup tomato
  • ¼ cup red onion
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Celtic sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Bring 1 cup of water to boil. Add in ½ cup of quinoa, bring to boil, cover and cook over medium heat for 12 minutes or until all water is absorbed. This will yeild approx. 2 cups of quinoa.
  2. Cut heads off parsley with scissors and wash, dice tomatoes, and finely chop onion. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  3. Pour lemon and add salt and pepper to the mixing bowl.
  4. When quinoa is cooled down, add in ½ cup (set aside the rest) to the mixing bowl.
  5. Add evoo 5-20 minutes before serving.
  6. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Serve room temperature or chilled. Better chilled for at least 2 hours or overnight, leaving the evoo until ready to serve.
  7. *may use bulgur or wheat in place of quinoa
Nutrition Information
Calories: 295 Fat: 17 Carbohydrates: 28 Sodium: 100 Fiber: 3 Protein: 7
Recipe by Flavilicious Fitness at https://flaviliciousfitness.com/2011/07/04/taboule/