HIGH PROTEIN TABBOULEH SALAD

This tabbouleh salad is excellent for meal prep. I used to add cucumber and tomatoes but now I prefer adding broccoli and red bell pepper for the crunch and so that it doesn’t get soggy the next days. It’s also higher in protein with the broccoli 🙂
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Western
Servings 4
Calories 376 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 250 g whole wheat couscous, dry
  • 250 g broccoli
  • 200 g red Bell pepper
  • 100 g feta cheese, low fat reduced fat
  • 30 g raisins
  • 1 handful fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • lemon to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook the couscous aka semolina as per the package instructions. For 250g dry couscous, I added 350 mL boiling water, then covered with a lid until the couscous has absorbed the water.
  • Cut the broccoli in very small pieces then blanch them. I like them crunchy so just cooked them few min in boiling water.
  • Dice the red bell peppers and chop a loooot of fresh mint
  • Add the cooked broccoli, bell peppers, feta cheese, mint and raisins to the couscous and season with lemon salt, olive oil.
  • Mix well and serve with your favorite protein or just have it by itself 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 14gFat: 8g
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