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Tabbouleh - Bulgur Salad with Greens, Mushrooms and Mandarin Oranges

Tabbouleh can be a base recipe for many various dishes for your dinner table. Add your own favorite vegetables and fruits.
Course Salad
Cuisine California Greek
Keyword dinner, greens, mushrooms, oranges, salad, tabbouleh
Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

Make Bulgur

  • 1 cup bulgur
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice or mandarin juice
  • Place bulgur in a large bowl and add boiling water, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, orange juice and 1 teaspoon salt.
  • Cover and let sit for one hour.

Roast Sweet Potatoes

  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Place on a sheet pan and toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Add salt and pepper and roast in the oven 45 minutes or until soft at 350 degrees.
  • Let cool.

Salad

  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced and chopped
  • 1 leek, chopped
  • 2 gloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups greens, combination of spinach ,kale, chard, mustard greens, your choice
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • Juice of two oranges
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
  • 3 mandarin oranges, peeled and sectioned (juice one for cooking bulgur )

Instructions

  1. In a frying pan place 1 tablespoon of olive oil and saute mushrooms and garlic together until soft.
  2. Remove and place in a small bowl to cool.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the same pan and saute leeks, greens,salt, and pepper until slightly wilted.
  4. Greens will reduce to 1-1/1 cups.
  5. Add to mushrooms and let cool.
  6. When greens have cooled add to bulgur.
  7. Add potatoes, almonds, and oranges, orange juice, and 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  8. Combine gently. Taste for extra seasonings.