Fattoush Salad Recipe for a Traditional Lebanese Village Salad

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Fattoush Salad Recipe for a Traditional Lebanese Village Salad

This classic fattoush salad recipe makes a traditional Lebanese village salad of ripe tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, zingy radishes, and fresh fragrant herbs, tossed in a delightful salad dressing distinguished by the beloved Middle Eastern ingredients of pomegranate seeds and ground sumac, and textured with crispy pita chips. It’s fantastic served with hummus, baba ghanoush, beef kofta and kebabs.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: Arabic, Lebanese, Levantine

Servings:

Calories: 289kcal

Author: Lara Dunston

Ingredients

Pita chips

1 large pita bread
2 tbsp olive oil

Dressing

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of half a lemon
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp pomegranate molasses
1 tbsp pomegranate seeds
2 tsp ground sumac or ground smoky paprika
½ tsp salt or to taste
½ tsp white pepper or to taste

Salad

6 romaine lettuce leaves – or cos coarsely sliced
3 Roma tomatoes coarsely diced
2 cucumbers medium, cut into chunky quarters
4 radishes finely sliced
1 green capsicum (bell pepper) – cored and cut into squares
1 purple shallot coarsely diced
2 scallions (spring onions) – finely sliced
2 tbsp fresh mint leaves coarsely chopped
2 tbsp flat leaf parsley coarsely chopped

Instructions

Make the pita chips: heat the oven to 220°C (430°F), cut the pita bread into 3cm squares, lay them out on a baking tray, brush the olive oil onto the pita squares, bake for 5 minutes or until golden brown, turn the pita chips over, brush the other side with oil and bake for a few minutes or until golden brown. Remove and set aside to cool
In a small bowl, stir the salad dressing ingredients together so they are well combined and set aside so the flavours meld.
Just before serving, toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl, add the dressing and toss to combine, then add the pita chips at the last minute, and serve immediately.

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