Arabian Tabbouleh Salad with Spicy Chicken

Tabbouleh is a salad from the Arabic and especially the Lebanese & Syrian cuisine. In Germany it is also referred to as bulgur salad, the Turkish variant is called Kisir & contains significantly more spices.

Tabbouleh is mainly made with bulgur (alternatively couscous), plain parsley, tomatoes, spring onions, olive oil & lemon juice. I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉




Cooked/Baked today: Arabian Tabbouleh Salad with Spicy Chicken
Difficulty: Medium
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Category: Arabian & Oriental Cuisine, Light Food, Salad Recipes, Recipes with Chicken
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Arabian Tabbouleh Salad with Spicy Chicken

Ingredients for 4 servings:

…for the chicken:

• 4 chicken breast fillets
• Each a teaspoon of sesame seeds, sumac, cumin, marjoram & oregano
• Oil for frying & marinating
• Salt & pepper

…for the Tabbouleh Salad:

• 250 grams bulgur (alternatively couscous)
• 250 milliliters water
• 200 grams cherry tomatoes
• 4 – 5 spring onions
• 1 small cucumber
• 1 large carrot
• 100 milliliters olive oil
• 1 lemon
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• A few sprigs fresh mint
• Salt & pepper

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Mixing bowl for the tabbouleh salad
• Water heater
• Grater
• Lemon juicer
• Bowl or baking dish for marinating
• Frying pan for the chicken

Instructions:




…preparations for the chicken:

Put the chicken breast fillets in a bowl and season with 1 teaspoon each of sesame seeds, cumin, sumac, marjoram & oregano, also with a good pinch of salt & pepper. In addition, add a good shot of oil to the chicken and mix everything together until all spices have evenly distributed, then set aside until searing.

Marinating Chicken

…preparations for the tabbouleh salad:




Bring to a boil 250 milliliters of water in an electric kettle. Then put 250 grams bulgur in a mixing bowl, pour in 250 milliliters of boiling water & cover with cling film for 10 – 15 minutes until the bulgur has absorbed all the water.

Preparations for the Tabbouleh Salad

Next, cut 1 cucumber into fine cubes. Furthermore, halve or quarter cherry tomatoes depending on their size. Cut spring onions into small rolls and roughly grate 1 large carrot with a grater. Finally, pluck parsley and mint leaves from the stems and finely chop them with a knife.

…for the tabbouleh salad:

Loosen the bulgur with a fork and mix with the prepared salad ingredients, 100 milliliters of olive oil & the juice of a lemon. Season the salad with salt & pepper and set aside until serving.




…for the chicken:

Heat up a large pan adding a dash oil & sear the marinated chicken for about 2 – 3 minutes (depending on the thickness of the fillets maybe a bit longer) each side until brown & crispy. Lift the done chicken fillets out of the pan & cut into a bout 1 centimeter thick slices.

Searing & Serving Chicken

Serve the tabbouleh salad on deep plates & top with the chicken. I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉

Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):