Fattoush - Mediterranean Recipe

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Fattoush

🌍 Mediterranean, Lebanon Difficulty: ●●●○○


A "waste not" bread salad — Lebanese counterpart to Tuscan panzanella, evolved independently.

Ingredients

  • 2 pita breads torn and toasted
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 4 radishes
  • mint
  • parsley
  • 1 head romaine. Dressing: 3 tbsp olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • garlic
  • salt

Method

  1. Toasting — Toast or fry torn pita until crisp and golden.
  2. Preparing — Prepare salad vegetables.
  3. Whisking — Whisk dressing ingredients.
  4. Tossing — Toss salad with dressing. Add pita just before serving to retain some crunch.
  5. Sprinkling — Sprinkle extra sumac on top.