Crispy Fattoush Salad

Name: Crispy Fattoush Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 2 pieces Lebanese pita bread; 3 tomatoes, cut into chunks; 2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced; 1 baby cos lettuce, chopped; 4 radishes, thinly sliced; 4 spring onions, sliced; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 1 tbsp sumac, plus extra to serve; 1 garlic clove, crushed; Salt, to taste

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Fattoush is the salad that turns yesterday’s bread into today’s star. Crisp vegetables, fresh herbs and shards of toasted pita, all brought together with sumac and pomegranate molasses. It is bright, tangy and impossibly moreish.

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Ingredients

For the salad

●2 pieces Lebanese pita bread
●3 tomatoes, cut into chunks
●2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced
●1 baby cos lettuce, chopped
●4 radishes, thinly sliced
●4 spring onions, sliced
●1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
●1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped

For the dressing

●1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
●3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
●1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
●1 tbsp sumac, plus extra to serve
●1 garlic clove, crushed
●Salt, to taste

Method

1
Split the pita, brush lightly with olive oil, and toast or bake at 200°C until golden and crisp. Break into shards.
2
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together until emulsified. Taste - it should be sharp and tangy.
3
Combine all the salad vegetables and herbs in a large bowl.
4
Pour over the dressing and toss well.
5
Add the toasted pita just before serving so it stays crunchy. Finish with an extra dusting of sumac.