food

Fattoush

Herby, zesty and just utterly delicious. You're going to fall in love with this Lebanese salad

food

Fattoush

Herby, zesty and just utterly delicious. You're going to fall in love with this Lebanese salad

Supplies

  • 3 tomatoes diced
  • 3 Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 3 heads of romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • Green mint leaves, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup apple vinegar
  • 1 head of garlic
  • Pita bread: pack of 6 (for best results, use thin Lebanese pitas)
  • Juice of 3 lemons
  • 1 head purslane
  • 1/2 cup sumac

Steps

  1. Add the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, mint together into a large bowl.
  2. Cut pita bread into one inch by one inch squares and toast or deep fry.
  3. Mix lemon juice, olive oil and vinegar to make a simple dressing.
  4. Crush garlic and add to dressing.
  5. Toss salad with dressing and sprinkle sumac on top of the salad.
  6. Top with toasted pita chips.