Author Notes: I love tabouli, but rarely use bulgur wheat to make it: Sometimes I use quinoa and sometimes I use amaranth. For this recipe, I used millet. Cara Cara oranges are sold under the Sunkist label where I live and I love their sweet flavor. If you can’t find them, use blood oranges or your favorite winter citrus. – WinnieAb —WinnieAb
Food52 Review: WinnieAb’s tabouli is a bright, fresh-tasting, and unique version of tabouli. The Cara Cara oranges were a surprisingly delicious combination mixed with tomatoes, green olives and cucumbers and made me want to use this combination of fruit and vegetables way more often. This recipe was also a good way to introduce millet to some picky eaters—they loved the tabouli and after they learned what was in it, new millet fans were made! —VanessaS
Serves: 4
Ingredients
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1
cup millet
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3
cups water
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1.5
cups minced parsley (I used curly, but flat is fine, too)
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2
medium tomatoes, diced (about 1 cup)
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2
Cara Cara or blood oranges, peeled with a sharp knife so there is no pith, then diced
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1
cup diced cucumber
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1
cup diced pitted green olives (I used Divina Organics brand)
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1
large shallot, peeled and minced
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3/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
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5
tablespoons olive oil, divided
Directions
- Rinse millet in a fine mesh strainer. Add to medium pot on the stove with the water and bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes until water is absorbed. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes, covered, then uncover and allow to cool to room temperature. Fluff with a fork.
- Combine 1 cup of the millet (save the rest for another use) with the remainder of the ingredients and 4 tablespoons of the olive oil. Mix well and place in the refrigerator for several hours for the flavors to meld.
- Allow tabouli to come to room temperature, then drizzle with the final tablespoon of olive oil and serve.