Fattoush, a Levantine Bread Salad
Fattoush is a delicious warm weather salad, with its fresh and zingy flavours. It’s a crisp salad full of colour, with pieces of crumbled pita bread, seasoned with an olive oil, lemon juice and sumac dressing.
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Servings:
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pita bread
- ½ cucumber peeled and chopped into 1 cm cubes
- 2 medium tomatoes, ripe but firm cubed as above
- 1 6 small radishes sliced thinly
- 2 spring onions sliced thinly
- 1 large handful lettuce leaves of any variety torn or chopped roughly
- 1 large handful large handful lambs lettuce (corn salad/mâche)
- ½ green chilli chopped fine (optional)
- 1 small handful mint leaves finely chopped
- large handful flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- zest of 1 lemon
Marinade
- 4 Tbsp lemon juice about 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil to taste, I prefer less for a more piquant dressing
- 1 small garlic clove
- ½ tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp sumac
Instructions
- Cut the pita bread into strips and toast either in the toaster or in the oven at 220˚C (428°F / 200°C Fan) for about 10 minutes, until just brown.2 pita bread
- Crumble into bite size pieces.
- Crush the garlic with a pestle or mortar with the salt. Or use your knife.1 small garlic clove
- In a small bowl, mix the garlic paste with the rest of the marinade ingredients and leave aside.4 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, ½ tsp salt, freshly ground black pepper, 1 Tbsp sumac
- Place all the ingredients, except for the lemon zest, in a large salad bowl and toss to mix thoroughly.½ cucumber, 2 medium tomatoes, ripe but firm, 1 6 small radishes, 2 spring onions, 1 large handful lettuce leaves of any variety, 1 large handful large handful lambs lettuce, ½ green chilli, 1 small handful mint leaves, large handful flat leaf parsley
- Sprinkle the lemon zest all over and serve immediately.zest of 1 lemon
Nutrition
Serving: 4 | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 466mg | Potassium: 333mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1637IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg
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