So then I was thinking of Tabbouleh, which is made from parsley, vegetables, mint and lemon juice usually and served with wheat bulgar. I went back and forth in my mind until I finally concluded I wouldn't be happy unless I came up with a Tabbesto, or Pestabbouleh, or something like that. I'm just not sure what to call it, but it was good. That's what counts.
So call it what you like, but try it. If you want it more "saucy" like a pesto you could run it in your food processor. I just chopped the parsley with a knife roughly and added the rest.
Tabbouleh Pesto
2 cups Italian parsley, chopped roughly
3/4 cup parmesan cheese
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, roasted and salted, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients, stirring together well. Store in fridge to use.
Description:
"A cross between Tabbouleh and Pesto to use with zucchini pasta, or cauli-rice, or spaghetti squash for a great mid-eastern salad"
Yield:
"2 cups"
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(4 servings)Per Serving: 492 Calories; 50g Fat (88.8% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber
Mideastern Zucchini Pasta Salad
2 medium zucchini, made into sphagetti "pasta" noodles with a spiral slicer, or if you don't have one sliced into noodles with a vegetable peeler
1 cup Tabbouleh Pesto, *see above
5 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut into fourths
4 green onions, chopped
1. Squeeze as much water as you can get out of the zucchini pasta by putting it in a cotton towel and twisting and sqeezing until you get as much out as you can. Or you can salt it and let it sit in a strainer for a while until the water comes out. I prefer the first way, since it is quicker and doesn't add salt. Both ways gets about as much out.
2. Mix zucchini pasta together with Tabbouleh Pesto, tomatoes, and green onions. Toss together well and serve. Add some more parmesan or feta cheese if you desire.
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(4 servings) Per Serving: 271 Calories; 25g Fat (80.1% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 8mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Vegetable.
Serving Ideas : Try this with cauli-rice instead of zucchini pasta, or spaghetti squash
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