Grilled Quail Tabbouleh Salad Recipes

GRILLED QUAIL TABBOULEH SALAD

Steps:

• For marinade, squeeze or juice two large lemons. This should provide 1 to 1½ cups of lemon juice. Slowly stir in olive oil. Stir in smashed garlic, black peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Once thoroughly mixed, add quail to marinate for 2-3 hours.
• To cook bulgur, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Once boiling, immediately add 1 cup bulgur. Stir in and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to stir often as the bulgur absorbs water. After 10 minutes, turn heat to low and stir for another 5 to 10 minutes, until water is fully absorbed. Once water is fully absorbed, add ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ tablespoon salted butter. Stir in, then remove bulgur from stove and refrigerate.
• To make the tabbouleh salad, remove heads of parsley from stems and chop/mince thoroughly. Your final product should have texture but not be minced into dust. Essentially, the parsley should be somewhere between a rough chop and fine mince.
• Add remaining ingredients to salad: two finely diced on-the-vine tomatoes, ¼ cup finely diced red onion, 1 diced bunch of green onions, and ¼ cup of finely minced fresh mint. Add ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper. Mix delicately so as not to bruise the parsley or smash the tomatoes.
• For the dressing, mix 2-3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice (depends on how lemony you want it) along with ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil. Delicately mix into salad.
• Once the bulgur has cooled, add to salad and delicately mix in.
• After the quail has marinated for 2-3 hours, grill until the exterior is crisp and the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Do not rinse off the marinade prior to grilling. When finished cooking, remove quail and allow to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving.
• Dish out the salad and top with grilled quail. Top the grilled quail with sprinklings of coarse sea salt to bring out the flavor. Kosher salt would work if you don't have coarse sea salt.

EASY GRILLED QUAIL

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine parsley, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add olive oil and stir until evenly combined. Brush seasoned oil over both sides of the quail.
• Grill for 8 minutes. Carefully flip with tongs and grill for 8 minutes more.

GRILLED QUAIL AND QUINOA TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Pat the quail dry with paper towels. Cut down along the skin on the back of the quail with kitchen shears. Place the quail on a baking sheet and use your palm to gently press down to flatten the bird. Repeat with the remaining quail.
• Whisk the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tablespoon olive oil, za'atar, sumac, 1 clove grated garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper together in a medium bowl. Brush onto the breast side of each quail and grill, breast side down, until dark grill marks appear, 5 to 6 minutes. While breast side is grilling, brush remaining marinade onto the back side of the quail. Flip the quail and continue grilling until the meat is slightly firm to touch (it will feel like cooked chicken) and the juices run clear when the thickest part of the breast is pierced or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 160 degrees F, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the remaining juice of 1 1/2 lemons, remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, remaining 2 cloves grated garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of black pepper together in a large bowl. Fold in the quinoa, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, mint and dill until well combined. Serve the quail alongside the tabbouleh.

GRILLED QUAIL SALAD

Steps:

• The quail may be prepared and seasoned the day before. If they are, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Carefully run a sharp knife lengthwise up and down one side of the backbone of each bird. Open each up, skin side down, on a flat surface, and carefully run the knife lengthwise up and down the other side of the backbone to cut it away. Discard the backbones.
• Gently press with the fingers on either side of the breast bones to make the birds lie flat. Carefully cut away breast bones, using the knife tip.
• Rub quail evenly on both sides with the mustard and oil. Smear them with the garlic, thyme, peppercorns and salt. Put the quail in a bowl and let stand until ready to use.
• When ready to cook quail, preheat a charcoal grill or the oven broiler to high.
• Arrange quail skin side down and flat on the charcoal grill or, if the broiler is to be used, place a rack on a baking dish and arrange the quail skin side up. Grill about 5 minutes on one side and turn. Cook 3 to 5 minutes longer.
• For the broiler, place quail about 4 inches from heat source. Broil about 4 minutes and turn. Broil about 3 to 5 minutes more.
• When ready to serve quail put the salad greens in a large skillet and start heating, stirring. Quickly pour the salad dressing over all and toss briefly until warm and the salad greens start to wilt. Do not overcook or allow greens to wilt completely.
• Arrange an equal portion of greens on each of 4 salad plates. Arrange 1 quail on each serving.

GRILLED QUAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the orange and lemon juice, bay leaves, crushed lemongrass, star anise, molasses, soy, chili, garlic and ginger and marinate the quail for several hours, or overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.
• To make the dressing for the salad, combine the mustard, vinegar and honey and whisk in the olive oil to create an emulsion.
• Remove the quail from the marinade and grill over an outdoor barbecue for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or cook over medium heat in a cast iron skillet for 10 to 12 minutes, turning frequently to avoid burning. Remove from the heat and let the quail rest for several minutes before serving.
• Toss the salad greens with the dressing and divide among 4 plates. Top each salad with 2 quail for a main course and garnish each with several slices of papaya and mango and sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds.

GRILLED QUAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the orange and lemon juice, bay leaves, crushed lemongrass, star anise, molasses, soy, chili, garlic and ginger and marinate the quail for several hours, or overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.
• To make the dressing for the salad, combine the mustard, vinegar and honey and whisk in the olive oil to create an emulsion.
• Remove the quail from the marinade and grill over an outdoor barbecue for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or cook over medium heat in a cast iron skillet for 10 to 12 minutes, turning frequently to avoid burning. Remove from the heat and let the quail rest for several minutes before serving.
• Toss the salad greens with the dressing and divide among 4 plates. Top each salad with 2 quail for a main course and garnish each with several slices of papaya and mango and sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds.

GRILLED CHICKEN TABBOULEH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine ingredients.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

GRILLED CORN "TABBOULEH"

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or outdoor grill over high heat. Lightly oil grate.
• Add ears of corn to pan and grill, turning occasionally, until lightly charred on all sides and tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer corn to a cutting board. Let stand until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Cut kernels from cobs. Discard cobs or reserve for another use. Coarsely chop 1/4 cup parsley leaves and transfer to a large bowl. Add remaining 1/2 cup parsley leaves, the corn, mint, jalapeño, garlic, oil, Aleppo pepper, coriander, lemon zest, and lemon juice to bowl. Stir to combine. Season with salt and black pepper. Serve salad immediately or chill, covered, overnight.

GRILLED QUAIL SALAD '21' CLUB

Steps:

• Make marinade:
• In a bowl or baking dish stir together marinade ingredients until combined.
• Add quail, turning to coat. Marinate quail, covered and chilled, turning occasionally, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Make dressing:
• In a bowl whisk together vinegar and mustard and add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified. Add orange sections, mango, and pepitas. Chill dressing, covered, about 3 hours to blend flavors.
• Prepare grill.
• Grill quail in batches on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 5 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced. (Alternatively, cook quail in batches in a cast-iron skillet over moderate heat, turning frequently to avoid burning, about 10 minutes.) Let quail stand 3 minutes.
• Toss mesclun with dressing and divide among 4 plates. Top each salad with 2 quail.