Fattoush is a very common Mediterranean salad made with fresh toasted, baked or fried pita chips, romaine lettuce and “tons” of vegetables. The vegetables in this salad are cut into relatively larger pieces compared to other traditional salad which has more finely chopped veggies. The key ingredient with Fattoush is Sumac. tabbouleh which requires ingredients to be finely chopped. Sumac gives the salad a tangy, lemon flavor. I use baked pita chips for a healthier version.
Ingredients
- 1 romaine lettuce heart, chopped (~10 leaves or 2 cups)
- 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup mint, chopped
- 1/2 cup green onion, chopped (~3 pieces)
- 1/2 cup radishes, chopped (~4-5 pieces)
- 1 cucumber, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 3 medium size tomatoes, chopped (remove seeds)
- 1 cup pita chips
Dressing
- 2 teaspoons sumac
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
How to:
1. Chop all of the vegetables and place in the bowl.
2. In a small bowl mix the dressing ingredients together: sumac, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil.
3. Cut the pita chips into 1/4 to 1/2 inch bite sizes. Bake them (http://suzyeats.com/baked-garlic-flavored-fattoush-salad-pita-chips/)
4. Mix the vegetables, add the dressing and mix. Top with pita chips.
5. Enjoy!
June 14th, 2011 at 11:24 am
yuumm! gotta try this one. thanks suzi
June 15th, 2011 at 10:20 am
That pita chips give an added crunch to this colorful and healthy salad!
June 16th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Wow! This is lovely and wonderful!
June 16th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Looks a lot like my salad I make with red wine vinegar & olive oil as the dressing. so good and light!
June 17th, 2011 at 1:53 am
Suzy, another lovely fresh healthy dish. Would lemon zest do in place of sumac?
June 17th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Oh that looks so clean and fresh and healthy. Love the pita bread “crouton” idea. 🙂
June 25th, 2011 at 11:15 am
I have never tried this, it looks delicious! I love the idea of that wonderful tart flavor of Sumac in a dressing, yum!
June 26th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
I made this today suzy! it did not look as pretty as your salad looks in that first picture but it tasted PHENOMENAL! i am not a big salad eater but i really enjoyed this and already passed the recipe on to my mom and dad so they can try it out too..hehe 🙂
June 27th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
hey abeer!! im so glad that you liked it. i love it too. it is my favorite salad 🙂
June 29th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Your pics look amazing. Your food looks sooo delicious.