Protein Taboulé

Name: Protein Taboulé
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: dry puy lentils; dry bulgur wheat; sunflower seeds; shelled hemp seeds; tomatoes; spring onions; cucumber; each of fresh coriander, parsley and mint leaves, finely chopped; freshly squeezed lemon juice; extra virgin olive oil

a herb-filled, easy salad for Summer lunching

30 min

higher protein taboule salad recipe with lentils and seeds

By Izy Hossack
August 29, 2022

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This simple salad is a summer staple, inspired by French Taboulé and Lebanese Tabbouleh but made higher in protein thanks to the non-traditional addition of lentils, sunflower seeds and hemp seeds. By soaking the sunflower seeds before folding them into the salad, they soften and their texture becomes more similar to that of bulgur wheat. I like to include bulgur in this salad as the texture is nicely chewy but you can replace it with couscous if you prefer.

Ingredients

4 Persons

80 g

dry puy lentils
60 g

dry bulgur wheat
30 g

sunflower seeds
20 g

shelled hemp seeds
150 g

tomatoes
3

spring onions
0.5

cucumber
1 large handful

each of fresh coriander, parsley and mint leaves, finely chopped

DRESSING:

50 ml

freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

1

Add the lentils to a medium pot of boiling water and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until cooked through but not mushy. Drain then set aside to cool.
2

Cook the bulgur wheat according to the directions on the packet – usually it should be simmered in a medium pot of boiling water for 8-10 minutes until tender then drained and returned to the pot (off the heat), covered with a lid and left to sit for 5 minutes.
3

Place the sunflower seeds in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside to soak for 15 minutes then drain.
4

Dice the tomatoes and cucumber. Thinly slice the spring onions. Finely chop the fresh herbs.
5

In a large bowl, combine the lemon juice and olive oil with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper then whisk to combine.
6

Add the cooked bulgur wheat and lentils to the bowl and stir to coat with dressing. Add the drained sunflower seeds, diced tomato & cucumber, sliced spring onions, fresh herbs and hemp seeds. Mix together well so everything is evenly combined.
7

Serve the taboule now or store in the fridge until needed.
1

Enjoy!