Grow your own tabbouleh: plants for tabbouleh all season
A parsley salad, not a grain salad. It takes a lot of parsley.
For a family of 4 making tabbouleh every 2 weeks in season (6 times a year), grow:
| Crop | Amount | Plants | Bed sq ft | Yield assumption | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slicing tomato | 3.5 lb | 1 | 4 | About 8 lb per plant (UMaine). Caged or staked at 2 ft spacing. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Flat leaf parsley | 1.2 lb | 5 (3 to 8) | 1.5 | 3 lb per 10 ft of row at about 12 plants, so about 0.25 lb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Mint | 2 oz | 1 | 1 | About 0.2 lb of leaves per plant per year. Grow in a pot, it spreads. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Onion | 11 oz | 3 (2 to 3) | 0.5 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 4 inch spacing, so about one 1/3 lb bulb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Total | 7 | ||||
Garden ingredients per recipe (6 side servings)
- 2 large bunches flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup leaves mint
- 2 medium slicing tomato
- 4 green onions or 1/4 onion onion
From the pantry
- 1/2 cup bulgur
- 2 lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Soak bulgur, chop herbs and vegetables fine, toss with lemon and oil.
Change household size or combine dishes in the Plate to Plot tool
Sources and assumptions
Amounts include 15 percent extra for culls, pests, and kitchen trim. Plant counts use the typical yield; the range uses the high and low yields. Bed space assumes intensive beds at recommended spacing. Yields vary with variety, weather, and soil.
- Kansas State University Research and Extension, MF315 Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (average crop per 10 feet of row)
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden
- Clemson HGIC, How Much to Grow: Planning for Year-Round Garden Productivity
- ThriveThyme estimate from typical harvests (no single extension table lists this crop per plant)
- National Center for Home Food Preservation (USDA tested canning and pickling recipes)
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