Fattoush Salad
Fattoush Salad makes a frequent appearance on the Middle Eastern dinner table. A simple chopped salad dressed in a zesty lemon sumac vinaigrette. Homemade pita chips serve as croutons!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 pitas
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sumac, divided, more as needed
- 1 Heart of Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 English cucumber, cut in half, seeds scraped, then chopped or sliced into half moons
- 5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 5 green onions, both white and green parts, chopped
- 5 radishes, stems removed, thinly sliced
- 2 cups chopped fresh parsley leaves stems removed
- 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves, optional
For the Fattoush Dressing
- 1 lemon, juiced (or 1 1/2 limes)
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses, optional
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
Instructions
- Crisp the pita: Line a plate with a paper towel and set aside. Break the pita bread into small bite-sized pieces. Let a large skillet over medium heat, and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add the pita bread. Fry briefly until browned, tossing frequently. Using a pair of tongs, transfer the fried pita chips to the paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Season with salt, pepper, and sumac.
- Combine the vegetables: In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, radish, parsley, and mint, if you're using it.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, pomegranate molasses (if using), a pinch of salt and pepper, sumac, cinnamon, and allspice.
- Put it all together: Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss lightly. Add the crispy pita piece, and taste. Add more sumac, if you like, and toss one more time. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Variations: Fattoush salad dressing often includes pomegranate molasses. If that's available to you, add 1 Tablespoon to the dressing, it really does make it extra special. For the salad, you can also add more herbs or other greens such as arugula (not traditional to fattoush but wonderful!)
- To bake the pita chips instead, follow baking instructions in my homemade pita chip recipe and season with kosher salt and sumac when ready.
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Nutrition
Calories: 191.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.6g | Protein: 3.6g | Fat: 12.6g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8.9g | Sodium: 120.7mg | Potassium: 418.8mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2.7g | Vitamin A: 2992.7IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 84.7mg | Iron: 2.4mg
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