Brigitte's Tabbouleh Salad

Name: Brigitte's Tabbouleh Salad
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup tomato juice; 1 1/2 cups instant couscous; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 cup fresh or canned cooked chickpeas; 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes; 1 cup peeled, seeded and diced cucumber; 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic; 3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; Zest of 1/2 lemon; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 cups tightly packed mint leaves, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons salt; Black pepper to taste; Tabasco or cayenne pepper

Recipe from Frédéric Van Coppernolle

Adapted by Frederic Van Coppernolle

Total Time: 10 minutes, plus at least 3 hours' refrigeration
Rating: 4(10)
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What Brigitte Bardot enjoyed and called tabbouleh salad is closer to a couscous dish. —Frederic Van Coppernolle

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Ingredients

Yield:Serves 4 to 6

½cup tomato juice
1½cups instant couscous
¼cup olive oil
1cup fresh or canned cooked chickpeas
1½cups diced tomatoes
1cup peeled, seeded and diced cucumber
1teaspoon finely chopped garlic
3tablespoons finely chopped shallots
Zest of ½ lemon
3tablespoons lemon juice
2cups tightly packed mint leaves, finely chopped
2teaspoons salt
Black pepper to taste
Tabasco or cayenne pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Bring 1 cup water and the tomato juice to a simmer in a small saucepan. Put the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and pour the hot liquid over it. Add the oil, stir and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside.
Step 2
In another bowl, stir together the chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, shallots, lemon zest and juice, mint, salt and pepper. Use a fork to mix the vegetables with the couscous and finish with Tabasco or cayenne to taste. Cover and refrigerate for at least three hours and preferably overnight to allow the flavors to blend.

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letterhead1 year ago

I used fresh garlic chives because I had them and used maybe 4 T of lemon juice but otherwise followed ingredients and proportions. Absolutely delicious!

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