Help with side dish for Bike Club potluck

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Tabouli and Falafel are both mid-eastern foods. I can usually find mixes for either in with the ethnic food or pre-packaged rice mixes in the store.

There are a kajillion recipes for each, as simple or as complicated as you like.

I used to darn near live off tabouli, made it by "feel" after a while. the basic idea is a softened grain (bulgar wheat or quinoa or brown rice all work for me) that isn't so cooked it's mushy or clinging together. Add olive oil and lemon juice in about equal parts until it's a little saucy. Add garlic and salt. (LOTS of garlic in mine!!) When it tastes so good you have to restrain yourself from eating it right up (generally after adding about 6 or 8 cloves of garlic for me!) it's time to add chopped fresh parsely and chopped tomatoes and green onions. And whatever else strikes your fancy. Cilantro... mmmm.

I usually end up with as much fresh vege as grain. (and maybe my vege mix is about 1/2 parsley, 1/4 tomatoes, 1/4 green onion)