Make-Ahead Grape Tabbouleh Salad

Title:
Make-Ahead Grape Tabbouleh Salad

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Grapes,
Salads,
Meatless




Ingredients:





     2 c  Boiling water


   3/4 c  Bulgur cracked wheat;


          -uncooked


   1/4 c  Fresh lemon juice


     1 tb Olive oil


     1 ts Salt


     1 ts Grated lemon peel


   1/4 ts Pepper


 1 1/2 c  Halved seedless grapes


     1 c  Thinly sliced spinach;


          -leaves


     1 c  Cucumber dice; *see note


   1/4 c  Chopped fresh mint


   1/4 c  Chopped fresh parsley


   1/4 c  Chopped green onion


          Romaine leaves






 Pour boiling water over bulgur; let stand 30 minutes. Drain well; press out


 excess liquid. Add remaining ingredients except Romaine leaves; mix well.


 Let stand 2 to 6 hours to allow flavors to blend. Serve on Romaine leaves.


 Makes 4 servings.


 


 Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 329 Cal., 8.5 g pro., 4.8 g fat (12% Cal.


 from fat), 67 g carb., 0 mg chol., 6 g fiber and 553 mg sodium.


 


 California Table Grape Commission's Healthy Kitchen www.tablegrape.com (c)


 1996, 1997 Fresno, CA USA Also available: 4 pamphlets with recipes (which


 you can order from the website); Food service info-kits; education packets


 for children; etc.


 


 Notes: *Peel the cucumber, and slice it lengthwise; remove seeds then dice.


 


 >From Pat Hanneman (Kitpath) and McBuster 98Mar


 


 Recipe by: California Grapes 1997 : Salads : Fast Lowfat Fresh


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh 
on Mar 07,


 1998