White Bean Tabbouleh

White beans, spinach, and extra veggies add an extra punch to this delicious and refreshing salad dish. This is great on a hot summer night, served with warm pita bread and garnished with black olives and feta cheese.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 197 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 ½ cups boiling water
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ½ yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup chopped baby spinach
• 2 cups chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup bulgur wheat, uncooked

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the bulgur wheat in a large bowl, stir the boiling water into it, cover, and let stand until the water is absorbed and the wheat is fluffy, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

In a large salad bowl, lightly stir together the parsley, spinach, tomato, yellow bell pepper, onion, garlic, cannellini beans, olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and black pepper. Add the bulgur, lightly stir to thoroughly combine the salad, and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.