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- Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Favorited: 5 Times
Buckwheat Tabbouleh
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I love tabbouleh. It is always made with cracked wheat, but I wanted to rescue it for our special diet. This is our own gluten-free version of the popular Middle Eastern dish, made with buckwheat, which isn’t wheat at all. When it is a hundred degrees outdoors, this is a delicious first course or even a main with sliced tomatoes and lettuce. When winter comes, I welcome the dish as a side with light foods such as Quinoa-Crusted Chicken, Basic Roast Chicken, or Basic Fish Fillet.
Yield :
Serves 6 as a first course, 8 as a side dish
Ingredients
- 1½ cups buckwheat
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 bunch fresh mint, stemmed and chopped (about ½ cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and minced (about 1 tablespoon)
- 2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, deribbed, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 2 cups)
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and cut into 1/3-inch dice (about 2 cup)
- 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cut across into 1/8-inch rings (about 1½ cups)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about two lemons)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the buckwheat, reduce the heat to simmer, and cover. Let cook for 8 to 9 minutes, until tender.
Drain and toss the buckwheat with the olive oil to coat. Stir in the remaining ingredients, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
© 2011 Barbara Kafka
Note from Cookstr's Editors
Nutritional information is based on 8 servings and 1/8 teaspoon added salt per serving.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
187kcal (9%)
220mg (9%)
28g
5g
8g (12%)
0g
1g (6%)
5g
1g
0mg (0%)
2g
5g
80mg
256mg
69mcg RAE (2%)
46mg (77%)
35mg (3%)
2mg (11%)
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