Fattoush - Mediterranean Recipe

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.

Tags: pita breads torn and toasted, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, radishes · Source: Brittani's Almanac