
Zesty kale & blood orange tabbouleh
Make this popular chopped herb and grain salad hailing from the Middle East. Full of texture and flavour, it’s the ideal dish to wake up your tastebuds
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp pul biberplus extra to serve
- 1 lemonzested and juiced
- 3 blood orangesjuiced, plus 1 zested
- 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegaror 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oilor cold-pressed rapeseed oil, plus a drizzle
- 100g kale
- 250g cooked grainssuch as quinoa or bulgur wheat
- ½ red onionthinly sliced
- 50g pistachiosshelled and roughly chopped
- 100g pitted green olivesroughly chopped
- 10g mintroughly chopped
- 10g dillroughly chopped
- 10g parsleyroughly chopped
- 100g feta(vegetarian, if needed), crumbled
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal889
- fat58g
- saturates14g
- carbs59g
- sugars19g
- fibre16g
- protein24g
- salt3.7g
Method
step 1
Tip the coriander seeds into a dry frying pan and gently toast over a medium heat, shaking the pan regularly until aromatic. Lightly crush using a pestle and mortar, then transfer to a large bowl. Add the pul biber, lemon zest and juice, orange zest, vinegar, mustard, honey, oil and a pinch of salt.
step 2
Use a small, serrated knife to cut the peel and pith away from the zested orange, then cut between each segment and the membrane to release the segments – do this over the bowl of dressing to catch any drips of juice and put the orange segments into a separate bowl. Squeeze any remaining juice from the membrane into the dressing.
step 3
Remove any tough stalks from the kale (these can be used in another recipe – see tip, below). Rip or chop the leaves into smaller pieces and add them to the dressing. Toss the kale through the dressing with your hands and lightly scrunch the leaves to soften a little. Leave for 10 mins.
step 4
Add the grains, onion, pistachios and olives and toss together. Will keep covered and chilled for up to 2 hrs. Toss in the herbs and transfer to a platter for serving. Top with the orange segments, crumbled feta, a drizzle of oil and a sprinkling of chilli flakes.








