French
Taboule a la Francaise (French Semolina and Vegetable Salad)
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Taboule a la Francaise (French Semolina and Vegetable Salad) is French home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Put the couscous in a bowl, pour the boiling water or broth over it, cover, and let it stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and let it cool to room temperature.
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Stir the diced tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion into the cooled couscous.
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Add the chopped mint and parsley.
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Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper, then pour it over the salad and toss well.
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Chill for at least 15 minutes before serving, or serve at room temperature right away.
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Sold at every French supermarket deli counter and traiteur, this is the everyday naturalized cold lunch, complete on its own or alongside a green salad.
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Serve it with
A French dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Taboule a la Francaise (French Semolina and Vegetable Salad), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Taboule a la Francaise (French Semolina and Vegetable Salad) carries gluten. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 290 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Taboule a la Francaise (French Semolina and Vegetable Salad) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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