Thanks for joining Sarah and me for this Memorial Day Meatless Monday today. We are finally into the official “Salad Days of Summer”. With the 
heat and humidity, I am all about powering up and refueling with easy and healthy summer salads. I put a little twist on the traditional ingredients with this one and mixed up a tasty Kale Tabouleh Salad.
Kale Tabouleh Salad
We have all the usual ingredients of Tabouleh included: Bulgar wheat, fresh mint and parsley, tomatoes and cucumbers with the added texture of a little kale. If you are usually hesitant of raw kale, this salad is a fantastic way to hide it in there. Using baby kale is also a lot more gentle in a salad.
For me, summertime salads also mean lighter, more subtle dressings. This Kale Tabouleh Salad is dressed simply with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. The summer tomatoes give lots of flavor and do not need to be overpowered by a strong dressing.
Using fresh mint and parsley make a huge difference in both texture and taste for this Kale Tabouleh Salad. Both should be readily available in your grocery produce section. Don’t be afraid of using them. I find the best way to prep all the salad ingredients is with one of these simple veggie choppers. Ever since I saw them used at those big salad chains, I had to have one. Chop all of your veggies in seconds. Get right in there with your hands to toss or use a pair of these.
Once you have the Bulgar wheat cooked and cooled, this Kale Tabouleh Salad is ready to eat in minutes. I’ve got another variation here you can also check out with lentils added in. This post contains affiliate links.
Kale Tabouleh Salad Meatless Monday
A healthy and hearty vegan salad with all the tastes of spring and summer. Quick and easy
Ingredients
- 6 cups raw kale -chopped
- 3 cups Bulgar wheat cooked according to package and cooled (1 C uncooked)
- 2 Cups of chopped tomatoes
- 1 large cucumber diced
- handful of fresh mint-finely diced
- 2 Cups of flat leaf parsley-chopped
- dressing:
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1/3 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all salad ingredients in large mixing bowl
- Drizzle on lemon juice and olive oil and serve
- room temperature or chilled
Hope you all having a happy and safe Memorial Day! What’s in your salad this week?
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I agree that fresh herbs make all the difference!! I love your twist on this classic summer salad!
Thanks so much! The fresh herbs do make a huge difference in salads
This sounds perfect for summer! I love grains in salad.
Thanks I do too!
That looks so tasty and perfect for the hot weather we’ve been having. I discovered I’ve got mint growing in my garden too!
OH really? That is convenient! Hope you try it out
That sounds realy refreshing and delicious! I love the mint and parsley. I’ve been using more fresh herbs lately and they really make things so much better.
Thanks and I agree the fresh herbs in salads are worth the extra effort
I love tabouleh in the summer. Such a perfect food for a hot summer day!
Me too easy and delicious. Our hot and humid has arrived 🙂
I’m not a fan of kale. But perhaps in a recipe like this I could handle it! I’m growing lots of herbs in my garden, so this is a great recipe to try with my mint!
I would try the baby kale it’s a little more mild and less crunchy
Haven’t made tabouleh in awhile. This would be perfect for me to make when we get home because I’m craving all the salads and veggies right now!
Happy Meatless Monday, hope you’re having a wonderful Memorial Day!
Thanks! Hope you have a great day of family time
I love bulgur! This salad is definitely up my alley!
Great hope you try it out -it’s tasty
I love tabouleh but it’s been a long time since I’ve had it (and I’ve never made it myself!). This looks so fresh and good. I eat a lot of salads during the summer and I’m always looking for something delicious and different.
I was thinking of you when I made this one. Hope you try it out
I love tabouleh!! And this looks delicious! I’m always afraid mint will be too overpowering.
You can definitely regulate it and taste as you go along. It’s a nice combination
Will do! Your food always looks amazing!
Thanks so much!
Your food always looks so good!
love the freshness in this salad! Looks delicious!
I bet the mint gives it a real fresh and “cool” essence!
That’s so pretty and bright! Perfect for any summer meal! I love that summer comes with so many veggie and salad and options.
Thanks all about the summer salads over here!
This looks so good–would be perfect for a potluck. Could you sub spinach in for the kale?
Sure I think you could! Let me know how it goes
I love kale and I love tabouleh, so this recipe sounds right up my alley! Sounds delicious!!
Thanks so much it really was
What gorgeous photos! I bet this would be delicious with arugula too!
It sure would work with arugula as well.
Looks yummy (of course your recipes always do!) I definitely step up my salad game during the warmer months. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking them out!
Tabouleh is something I always wish I could eat – same with quinoa, they seem like fun textures!!
They are sorry they don’t work for you!
Love the idea of adding kale! I wish I like tabouleh more, but maybe I’ll give this one a shot! 🙂
Thanks hope you do!
You are right on with the heat and humidity – it’s definitely salad weather. I love how refreshing parsley is.
Salad weather for sure!
this looks good, Deborah. I’m fairly certain I’ve made a very similar salad. I love “baby kale” (that’s how it’s marketed in our supermarkets) and Italian kale (this I could eat an entire bag’s worth if it’s roasted with some garlic and a tiny drizzle of olive oil). The Dutch eat normal kale differently so it’s hard to find whole instead of chopped up into tiny pieces. But I concur, kale in the salad is the bomb actually!!
One of my neighbors has a city garden (tiny plots of land in the city to use for gardening) and she had some extra rapini and brought me a bag of it (this is Italian broccoli if you don’t know rapini) so that’s been in my salad the last few days 🙂 I eat a huge salad every day for lunch during the week.
I hope you try it out sounds like it’s right up your alley!
YUM. A subtle EVOO + fresh lemon dressing is my go-to! And I like the idea of making a tabouleh salad with kale.
Thanks I thought it was a nice change on the classic