This is a super simple salad to make for the upcoming National Day holiday weekend. It’s a twist on a classic taboule, using parsnip to replace the traditional bulghur, which makes it completely grain-free and therefore perfect for anyone avoiding gluten or grains.

Now I know parsnip is not easy to come by at your local grocery store in Kuwait, but I wanted the white part for the flag to be totally white, which meant using something like white quinoa wasn’t going to give me the result I needed. Feta cheese would definitely work over here, but I also wanted to avoid any dairy. Plus the combination of feta and the olives would result in an overly salty salad. Would love to know in the comments below what you choose to use instead of the parsnip. If you still want to use parsnip, I can usually get it at Save Co, Lulu Hypermarket and Dean & Deluca.

You can certainly use green sweet peppers instead of the cucumbers, and red peppers instead of the tomatoes if you choose. I wouldn’t know what to use instead of the olives for the black color….maybe some black quinoa? or black beans? Again let me know in the comments below if you use anything different.

For more inspiration for National Day head on over to this post.

Let me know if you try this out. And don’t forget to share your photos with me on snapchat or instagram @ilovecrumbs.