Recipe for Fattoush Salad
Delicious light and fresh salad dressed with sumac and tossed with crunchy toasted pita croutons.
Servings: 4 servings
Cost: 15
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 medium cucumbers diced
- 4 medium tomatoes diced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 cup of chopped fresh parsley
- ½ cup of chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons of sumac
- Juice of 2 lemons
- ⅓ cup of olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups of lettuce chopped (optional)
- 1 cup of radishes sliced (optional)
- 2 pita breads toasted until golden and broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven, air fryer, or grill to 350 degrees.
- Chop pitas into small squares and lightly brush with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
- Toast pita croutons 5-8 minutes, until crunchy. Remove and let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, parsley, and mint. Add lettuce and radishes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, sumac, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well to combine.
- Just before serving, add the toasted pita pieces and toss gently.
- Serve immediately, garnished with extra sumac if desired.
Notes
- Add pita croutons right before serving — they soften quickly once they hit the dressing.
- Soak sliced red onion in cold water for 10 minutes to mellow its sharpness before adding.
- Sumac is essential — find it at Middle Eastern grocery stores, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, or online. Lemon zest is a partial substitute but won't give you the same depth.
- Dress the salad at the very last second before serving — this is a "toss and eat immediately" salad, not a dressed-ahead one.
- Make ahead: prep and refrigerate all vegetables and the dressing separately up to 24 hours ahead. Toast pita croutons the day of. Assemble right before serving.
- For a heartier meal, add grilled chicken, chickpeas, or crumbled feta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Sodium: 422mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 16g
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