Fattoush- Traditional Lebanese Salad
Fattoush, a traditional Lebanese salad, is a delicious combination of fresh veggies, a bright citrus dressing, herbs and toasted pita bread.
Ingredients
For the toasted Arabic bread:
- 2 arabic bread or pita bread
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sumac powder
- For the salad:
- 6 leaves of romaine lettuce coarsely chopped
- 3 red radish trimmed and thinly sliced
- 2 firm ripe tomatoes diced
- 2 small cucumbers (or 1 large) halved lengthwise and chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 green onion thinly sliced (white and green parts)
- ½ small bunch fresh mint stem removed and coarsely chopped
- ½ small bunch flat leaf parsley stem removed and coarsely chopped
- ½ small bunch purslane leaves only
- For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- the juice of half lemon
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 1 teaspoon sumac powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- With a scissor, cut the Arabic bread into 4 pieces and split them in half.
- Brush each wedge with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with sumac powder and toast them in the oven at 375 degrees° F (180° degrees C) for 5 minutes or until they are light brown. Put aside.
- Chop all the vegetables and herbs and place them in a large bowl.
- Prepare the dressing.Take a small glass jar with a lid and combine all the ingredients. Put the lid on and shake the jar until all the ingredients are well-blended.
- Pour the dressing on the salad and toss lightly.
- Crash the toasted bread with your hands, add it to the salad and mix again gently.
- Sprinkle the fattoush salad with sumac powder (optional) and serve!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.9g | Protein: 4.4g | Fat: 14.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Sodium: 173mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 8g
