Fattoush

Lebanese, Salad, Side Dish / By

This is my second favorite salad, a very close second after Tabbouleh. This traditional Lebanese dish contains a variety of fresh vegetables. It is a very refreshing salad. It is very colorful and adds life to the Mezze table. Let’s cook together and have some fun! 🙂

This recipe makes 1 large bowl of delicious Fattoush Salad.  

Ingredients

For the Fattoush 
 
  • 1  Lettuce heart 
  • 1 large Tomato 
  • 3 European Cucumbers
  • 1/2 Red Onion 
  • 4 medium Radishes 
  • 2 Green Onions
  • 1/2 Green Bell Pepper
  • 1/4 Cabbage or Red Cabbage 
  • 2 tbsp Parsley
  • 1/4 cup Pomegranate Seeds
  • 1 medium Pita Bread 
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Mint (chopped)
  • Olive Oil 
  • Sumac

For the Dressing 

  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice 
  • 1 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses 
  • 1 large Garlic Clove (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Dried Mint
  • 1 tsp Sumac
  • Salt 
  • Pepper

Making the Fattoush

I started by cutting my pita bread to slices and rolling each slice into a spiral. I mixed together a bit of flour and water and used it as glue to keep the pita in spiral shapes. I then drizzled some olive oil and sumac on them and placed them on a baking sheet. I placed the baking sheet on the middle rack of an oven preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 205 degree Celsius. I left them in the oven for 10 minutes or until their color turned a deep brown. (This is the point where I started struggling to resist to eat them for the rest of the recipe)

I chopped all the vegetables into 3/4 inch or 2 cm pieces, and de-seeded my pomegranate. I placed everything in a large bowl. I kept each item separate in the bowl. 

In a small bowl, I mixed the dressing ingredients together and kept them in the small bowl until I was ready to serve. 

When I was ready to serve, I added my dressing to the big bowl and mixed everything together I placed my pita bread spirals on top of the Fattoush  and garnished the top with more pomegranate. 

Enjoy! 🙂