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Friday, August 17, 2012

Food Fridays >> Tabbouleh & Oh Henry Bars

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is a classic Levantine Arab salad, and this recipe is from a Lebanese customer of my mother's in her pharmacy. It's great as a snack food for parties with any kind of chip you like, and it's very addictive!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup cracked/bulghur wheat
1/3 cup cold water
2 cups chopped parsley
1/2 cup diced onion
2 diced tomatoes (medium-large size)
1 diced cucumber
1 tsp dried diced mint
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
salt & pepper (to taste)

(My mom and I didn't want as much olive oil and so cut it to 2/3 cup, but then the lemon was a bit overpowering and we ended up having to add the rest of the oil. Lesson for the future: if you decrease the oil, decrease the lemon juice, too! We were also slightly short on the amount of parsley we needed, so we just substituted in extra mint and it worked well.)

Directions:

Mix wheat and water together and let sit while chopping other ingredients.

Dry Bulghur Wheat
Bulghur Wheat with Water

Mix remaining ingredients together and leave in refrigerator several hours. Stir before serving.

Parsley!
Chopped Parsley


Mom's handy tool for chopping
Mint!


Final Product!

Oh Henry Bars

I got this recipe from my grandmother (from rural TN), and I think she got it from a friend of hers at church. It's very simple to make and so delicious! It's a great dessert for parties as they're a finger food and a nice change from regular cookies!

Ingredients&Directions:

2/3 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
4 cups quick oats
2 Tb. vanilla (Really! 2 Tb!)
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix in order given. Press in 13x9 inch pan. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes at 375.


 
Topping:
6 oz chocolate chips
2/3 cup crunchy peanut butter

(This topping spreads very thin over the bars, so I increased it to 1 cup choc chips and a heaping 2/3 cup pb; the change helped cover the corners better. You could even increase it more than that!)

Melt in double boiler. Spread over slightly cooled baked mixture.



 YUM!!! This is one of my favorite desserts and it's SO easy to make!



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