Purple Hull Pea Tabouleh From 'The New Southern Table'

Brys Stephens's recipe for tabouleh in his cookbook, The New Southern Table, is a lot like the tabouleh I grew up eating—heartier than the traditional herb salad, it is chock full of tomatoes and cucumbers and contains just as much bulgur as parsley and mint.

Fattoush(ish) salad

This is my take on a fattoush salad.

Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad)

If all you have at home are tomatoes, onion, and mint, you can enjoy a very delicious salad.

Lentil Tabbouleh Salad with French Lentils - Striped Spatula

This easy to make lentil salad combines the bright, fresh flavors of tabbouleh with tender, protein-packed lentils. Serve it as a light lunch with warm flatbread, on a mezze board, or as a side dish.

Fattoush With Crunchy Flatbread Ribbons

A fresh take on the classic Middle Eastern fattoush salad - piled high with crunchy flatbread ribbons which is everybody's favourite part! On the table in 15 minutes.

White Bean Tabbouleh Salad

White Bean Tabbouleh Salad has all the freshness and flavour of tabbouleh, with bulgur switch for beans to make it more substantial!

Tomato Bulgur Pilaf

It's easy to capture the flavor of summer in a simple side dish with this Tomato Bulgur Pilaf. Similar to a traditional Armenian rice pilaf, swap out the rice for coarse bulgur and add tons of fresh tomato!

Couscous and Mograbiah With Oven-Dried Tomatoes From 'Ottolenghi'

Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's cafe, Ottolenghi, serves a multitude of grain-based salads. Many are rice, barley, or couscous-based. This version in their recently re-released cookbook, however, stood out for its inclusion of mograbiah, a Middle Eastern semolina pasta much like Israeli couscous or Sardinian fregola.

Sālād-é-Shirāzi (Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad)

Sālād-é-Shirāzi (Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad) is a popular Iranian salad featuring a combination of cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions that is refreshing, simple, and quick to make.

Bulgur Salad With Apricots, Radicchio, Herbs, and Walnuts

Bulgur is an ancient Middle Eastern grain made from whole wheat kernels that have been parboiled, dried and crushed (or cracked). Chewy and nutty-tasting, it's high in fiber, protein, and nutrients.