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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes » Quinoa Tabouli Salad (Tabbouleh)

    Quinoa Tabouli Salad (Tabbouleh)

    Published: Jun 27, 2018 · Modified: Nov 29, 2022 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    a closeup of quinoa tabouli salad

    This Quinoa Tabouli Salad is an easy, gluten free version of the traditional Lebanese salad. It’s made with finely chopped fresh vegetables and parsley and mixed with simple lemon and olive oil dressing.

    Love hearty salad recipes? This Potato Salad Recipe or this Southwest Quinoa Salad and this fresh Succotash Salad are all popular favorites too.

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    Tabouli Recipe

    Tabouli (also spelled Tabbouleh) is a poplar Midden Eastern salad loaded with fresh cucumber, tomato, green onion, fresh parsley, fresh mint tossed with a light lemon dressing.

    Traditional Tabouli (or Tabbouleh) is made with bulgar wheat grain.  However, since becoming gluten free almost 3 years ago, I haven’t given it any thought. Until now……

    I am always looking for ways to spice up my quinoa dishes. I usually go the Mexican route with this awesome Southwest quinoa salad or my other favorite, Spinach Mushroom Quinoa

    Tabouli Salad

    Quinoa, being a gluten free grain, became my hero even more by substituting it for the bulgar wheat in this Tabbouleh recipe. Plus the fact that it adds a little pop of protein as well made it even more perfect of a substitute. Not to mention all the other added benefits it offers with it’s fiber, magnesium, riboflavin, and amino acids.

    This Tabouli salad screams summer for me. Fresh, healthy, and filling.  Serve it as a side dish or even top it with baked chicken or fish as well.

    Tabouli Salad Recipe

    Ingredients for Quinoa Tabouli Salad

    1 cup uncooked quinoa

    1 large English cucumber, diced into small pieces

    1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut into fourths

    2 carrots, grated

    1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

    ½ cup chopped fresh mint

    1 bunch of scallions, green tops only- thinly sliced

    Juice of 1 lemon

    ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil (garlic or herb infused is wonderful to use)

    ½ teaspoon salt

    Freshly ground black pepper

    How to make Tabouli 

    Cook the quinoa per the package directions

    Allow quinoa to cool to room temperature. (to do this quicker, place in a bowl and place in refrigerator for about 15 minutes)

    Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

    Combine carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, herbs, and scallions in a large bowl.

    Add cooled quinoa and dressing and stir well.

    Chill in the refrigerator before serving.

    ENJOY!!

    a closeup of quinoa tabouli salad

    Quinoa Tabouli Salad

    This Quinoa Tabouli is an easy, fresh salad made with finely chopped vegetables and parsley and mixed with simple lemon and olive oil dressing.
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    Course: Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine: Middle Eastern
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 300kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil garlic or herb infused is wonderful to use
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 large English cucumber finely diced
    • 1 pint cherry tomatoes finely diced
    • 2 carrots grated
    • 1 cup flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
    • ½ cup fresh mint finely chopped
    • 1 bunch scallions green tops only- thinly sliced

    Instructions

    • Cook quinoa per package directions
    • Allow quinoa to cool to room temperature. (to do this quicker, place in a bowl and place in refrigerator for about 15 minutes)
    • Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
    • Combine carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, herbs, and spring onions in a large bowl.
    • Add cooled quinoa and dressing and stir well.
    • Chill in the refrigerator before serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 557mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4875IU | Vitamin C: 35.8mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    A close up tabouli salad with quinoa

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