I love tabuli Salad. It's a middle eastern salad that I fell in love with by way of my in-laws. I dream to make it as well as my hubby's great grandmother some day but I just don't have that something. ..I thought it was my missing the pomegranate juice. .but I recently found a bottle. .and that's still not right. ..anyway. .I digress..
So I had all the fixings ...it's mostly parsley (I usually buy 4 bunches), scallions, a tomato, boureg (cracked wheat), and the dressing is lemon, olive oil, salt, and a dash of sugar. You soak the boureg in water (for how long? Well I start my prep by doing a small two fist fulls of the stuff in a bowl and well covered in water) and then I do everything else and add that in at the end by squeezing the water out with my hands. .firm but not a total choke out.
I had opened the boureg which I keep rubber banded and then closed in a ziplok and there were moths! !! Disgusting! I just had to throw it away. ..so disappointing. .. I made the rest of it and tried to think of how I could spruce it up to match the rest of the meal. ..but overall it was a bit of a fail. you can't have tabuli without boureg!! (It did pair with the chicken).
I pan cooked some small yellow potatoes, carrots, and summer squash (local yummys) ..I made all this because it's good for the baby too..I usually make extra and then I can add it to a puree tomorrow! But give my baby girl solid bits of it tonight!
Then the chicken. .. thighs. I melt around 4tbs of butter in a small bowl and then add minced garlic, and any herbs and spices I have. I coat the backs and skin of the chicken then skin side upat 500 degrees for about 20-25min. Til it reached 165 degrees in the middle. I baste it quickly when I take it out and then let it sit for a moment while I serve up the rest of the components.
Yummy. This way of cooking the chicken is one of our favorites in this house. ..
I tried your Tabuli salad but i think i didn't have enough cracked wheat, how much is your two handfuls? I keep my cracked wheat in the fridge which seems to keep it fresh since I don't use it very often. I added extra tomatoes jut because I grew so many this year and I love them on everything. Do you have any good tomato recipes i might not have tried yet?
ReplyDeleteI've seen the cracked wheat vary so much across the board. It's really at your discretion I believe.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to getting my tomatoes growing next year. . Will keep my eyes out for some good recipes!