Tabouli Wraps

Tabouli. Tabouleh. Tabule. It is crazy how many spellings there are to this dish. There are equally as many various forms of ingredients. Feel free to add or subtract any of the veggies.

This is a Mediterranean classic and can be enjoyed on its own, or put in a wrap or sandwich. Speaking of Mediterranean…Beau and I are leaving in 12 days for our study abroad trip to ISRAEL!!!! I’m so excited! No worries, I’ll still blog, but since I’ll be in a school dorm and we’ll be eating out most of our meals – and I don’t even know if I’ll have access to a kitchen (yikes!) – the blogs for the next several weeks may be more travel/cultural oriented. It’s gonna be good!

Ok, so the recipe. You’ll need:

2 cups bulgur wheat

2 cups water

1 seedless cucumber (or you can take the seeds out yourself)

1 tomato, chopped

1 bunch green onions, chopped (about 8 stalks)

1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped

2 cups fresh parsley, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1t pepper

2t salt, or to taste

Look at this beautiful spearmint plant! I bought this little guy from Whole Foods Market that day.

First, bring the water almost to a boil. Let it sit for about a minute to slightly cool, then add the bulgur to the water. It should sit about 30 minutes so all the water is completely absorbed.

Meanwhile, chop all your veggies and herbs, and combine together in a large salad bowl. (The cucumbers when into fine bits after the picture was taken.)

To ensure the salt and pepper is distributed evenly, combine the last four ingredients in a separate bowl.

Once the wheat is ready, add to the veggie-herb bowl. Add the liquid mixture and stir well. This lovely salad can be served chilled or at room temperature. This makes A LOT – about 12 servings, so scale it down if it’s a recipe for one or two people.

To give our wraps some kick, we covered them in hummus. For my recipe for hummus, check out the "labels" to the right. Forgive the mess…when you’re hungry, you’re hungry.

Add the tabouli and wrap it up! Yeah!