Fattoush

Middle Eastern

Salad Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4 Total: 30 min

Ingredients

  • Pita bread 2 rounds (120 g)
  • Extra-virgin olive oil 4 tbsp
  • Romaine lettuce 1 heart (180 g)
  • Cucumbers 2 small (220 g)
  • Tomatoes 2 medium (250 g)
  • Radishes 6 (80 g)
  • Green onions 3 (30 g)
  • Flat-leaf parsley leaves 30 g
  • Fresh mint leaves 10 g
  • Lemon juice 3 tbsp
  • Ground sumac 1 tbsp
  • Garlic 1 clove
  • Salt 3/4 tsp
Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200C. Cut the pita into 3 cm pieces, toss with 1 tbsp of the olive oil and bake for 8-10 minutes until crisp and golden.

  2. 2

    Whisk the remaining 3 tbsp of olive oil with the lemon juice, crushed garlic, 2 tsp of the sumac and the salt.

  3. 3

    Chop the romaine into bite-size pieces.

  4. 4

    Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into 2 cm chunks and thinly slice the radishes and green onions.

  5. 5

    Roughly chop the parsley and mint.

  6. 6

    Toss the vegetables and herbs with the dressing in a large bowl.

  7. 7

    Add the toasted pita just before serving, toss again and sprinkle with the remaining sumac.