Tabbouleh, Tabbouli, or tabouli salad (parsley salad) is probably one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. And with such popularity comes many options on what makes the best tabbouleh. My Lebanese husband grew up eating tabbouleh and one of our earliest conversations when we were dating was around the subject of what made good tabbouleh—so this recipe is based on his family’s …
Salad
Pomegranate Dressing
Usually I prefer a simple lemon juice and olive oil dressing for my salads, but here’s where I make an exception—pomegranate dressing! If you’ve never had pomegranate molasses, ground sumac, and dried mint before, this is the time to try it. Pomegranate molasses is dark, thick, and syrupy with a tangy concentrated flavor that gives a jot of acidity and slight sweetness to the dressing. Ground …
Fattoush Salad
Fattoush Salad is full of greens, vegetables, herbs, and a tangy-sweet pomegranate olive oil dressing, but the most important ingredient has to be the bread. Whether you toast it or decide to traditionally fry it, you have to have crunchy bread. These scraps of crunchy pita are traditionally made from leftover bread. Some more elaborate preparations slice the bread into thin strips and then …
Cucumber and Yogurt Salad
This salad is easy to put together and once you make it, you’ll find that the minty creamy flavor compliments many dishes—from grilled meat or fish to lentils and rice. In Lebanese cooking, a side of yogurt is frequently served with stuffed zucchini, cabbage rolls with beef, and lentil dishes. …