Tabbouli from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Tabbouli Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup Bulgur Wheat
2 cup Water, boiling
2 Tomatoes, finely diced
1 bunch Green Onions, sliced
3 tsp Mint, freshly chopped -or-
2 tbsp Mint, dried
2 cup Parsley, freshly chopped
-fine
1/2 cup Lemon Juice, freshly
-squeezed
1/4 cup Olive Oil

Recipe Instructions:

A traditional Middle Eastern dish containing bulgur
wheat and fresh herbs. Serve with Toasted Pita Chips
(see separate recipe) and raw vegetables.

Black Pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Place uncooked bulgur in a bowl; pour boiling water
over it and let it soak 1 hour (stir occasionally).

Drain well in a fine strainer.

Return bulgur to the bowl and add all other
ingredients; mix well.

Chill for 2 hours.

Yield: 8 servings, 6 cups

One Serving = 3/4 cup Calories: 179 Protein: 4 g Fat:
7 g Carbohydrate: 26 g Fiber: 0.3 g Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 9 mg Potassium: 254 mg

Exchange: 1 Starch/Bread 2 Vegetable 1 Fat

Source: "The U.C.S.D. Healthy Diet for Diabetes, a
Comprehensive Nutritional Guide and Cookbook," by
Susan Algert, M.S., R.D.; Barbara Grasse, R.D.,
C.D.E.; and Annie Durning, M.S., R.D.

Shared by: Kathleen's Recipe Swap Page
http://www.ilos.net/~answers/recipe
recipes@ilos.net

Servings: 8

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

:: TOP ::