tabbouleh

Or ta·bou·leh

[tuh-boo-luh, -lee]

noun

Middle Eastern Cooking.

1. a variant of tabouli.

tabbouleh

/ təˈbuːlɪ /

noun

1. a kind of Middle Eastern salad made with cracked wheat, mint, parsley, and usually cucumber

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabbouleh¹

C20: from Arabic tabbūla

Example Sentences

This tabbouleh is delicious either at room temperature or slightly chilled.

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It’s a part of cuisines across the Mediterranean and Western Europe, and a key ingredient in tabbouleh salad, salsa verde, fines herbes blend, and bouquets garnis.

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The hummus could use more garlic, the tabbouleh more mint.

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And in tabbouleh, it joins forces with a lot of parsley — or a little parsley, depending on who you ask.

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We used the bread as a second utensil, to swipe up mouthfuls of hummus, scoop up tabbouleh, or sandwich grape leaves.

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