Recipes of Resilience: Rose’s Tabooli
Recipes of Resilience: Rose’s Tabooli (Photography by Ram K. Rao)
Recipes of Resilience
A collection of recipes, each dedicated to a loved one with cancer. Read more about the inspiration behind the collection here.
Dedicated to Rose George Resha | Submitted by Resha Crowley
I remember the happy spirit in the kitchen when I was growing up. Often when my Mom was making a Lebanese dish (many of which are labor-intensive), two or three of my aunties would arrive, and the cooking would begin. Tabooli was (and is!) my very favorite food. The colors are exquisite, the aroma fresh, and the taste delectable. My Mom is gone now, but when cooking her recipes, with my hands doing what her hands used to do, she lives on through me and through her recipes.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cracked bulgur wheat
2 bunches parsley
1 bunch scallions
½ bunch mint
4 large tomatoes
Juice of 4 lemons
½ cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce or grape leaves (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Soak wheat in cold water until soft. (Note: Do not use warm water. The wheat will not be the right consistency unless cold water is used.)
Squeeze dry the wheat by pressing hard between the palms, then set aside.
Finely chop the parsley, scallions, mint and tomatoes.
Mix together all the ingredients, including the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Serve with fresh lettuce or grape leaves as scoops.
Recipes of Resilience
A collection of recipes, each dedicated to a loved one with cancer.