KALE TABBOULEH with ISRAELI PEARL COUSCOUS by Foodie’s Chef Laura Brennan - Foodies Markets

KALE TABBOULEH with ISRAELI PEARL COUSCOUS by Foodie’s Chef Laura Brennan - Foodies Markets

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  Warning:  Poetic License Invoked!   ‘Tabbouleh’ is THE iconic parsley & bulgur wheat salad, of course.  It swept the country in the seventies and is obviously here to stay.

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup Israeli/pearl couscous
  • 2-3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • 1 bunch curly kale, about 1 pound (see below)
  • 1 bunch curly-leaf parsley, washed & dried
  • 2 pieces of scallion, washed & dried
  • ½ pint small cherry or grape tomatoes, washed & dried
  • 1 cup peeled & diced cucumber (from a medium cucumber)
  • 6-7 tablespoons extra virgin (XV) olive oil, divided
  • 3-4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus extra as needed to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon dried mint or dill
  • Optional: ¼ teaspoon ground sumac (sumac is a Middle Eastern spice, fresh and lemon-y)
  • fresh-cracked black pepper, to taste (T.T.)

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