Hi Kaitlin, it's not a dumb question at all. The bulgur is soaked in the dressing, so there's no need to drain it. As for the onion, if you soak it in water, you'll want to drain it well so your salad doesn't get watery.

Hi Sherry, I'm happy to hear your enjoyed it! If it was cracked the bulgur would be about the size of uncooked couscous. If it was whole it will look more like rice and would definitely take longer to soak. I'm glad you found a soaking time that worked. Thank you for taking the time to let us know how it went!

Made this tonight and oh so yummy! Soaking grain in the sauce makes a big difference. I did soak for about 4 hours and bulgur was still quite firm but so tasty. Served the following day, very good. The bulgur I could find in Canada didn't say cracked, so maybe that makes a difference. I have made this salad a few times in the past and this is by far the BEST! Might make a difference the type of bulgur so keep that in mind. Thanks for sharing, great recipe!!

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Use anything you want.

Everyone throwing hate at this lady is wrong. So what if she has modified it, are you telling me if your nana had spare cucumbers that were about to go bad she would not bang them in there. You all have too much time on your hands to be trying to spread hate over a salad. Or are youse all just hangry?

Hi Patricia, I'm not sure what a line nut is, but you don't have to add cucumbers to this if you don't want to. Traditional tabbouleh typically does not include it.

Hi Kathleen, if you're going to use quinoa for this, you'll want to cook it first.

Do you cook the quinoa first and then cool and use in the recipe?