Ready to beat the heat? Then this tangy Lebaneese salad is a tasty choice. This is a great recipe for a quick summer supper. There aren't many ingredients and doesn't take much time!
Fattoush is basically a Lebaneese dish. It adds all the flair your dinner deserves. Fattoush is so popular in the middle east that you will surely find it in most 5-Star hotel menu books. It in fact deserves to be on the banquet tables of royal courts. And it is terribly effortless to make - Just gather the right ingredients, and your favorite salad is a snap to make—and super tasty, too!
INGREDIENTS:
1 Romaine lettuce, torn in pieces
1 cucumber
A few tomatoes,seeded and diced
1 raddish sliced (white or red color)
Green onions sliced
A hand ful of chopped Italian parsely and a hand ful of fresh mint
A green pepper diced (optional)
2 small pita breads
Olive oil for frying the pita breads
For the dressing:
2 small lemons, juiced
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 generous tsps of Sumac ( Sumac is a an Arabian spice that gives a tangy flavor to dishes) you can substitute with vinegar or lime juice if you can't find sumac in your place.
Fattoush is basically a Lebaneese dish. It adds all the flair your dinner deserves. Fattoush is so popular in the middle east that you will surely find it in most 5-Star hotel menu books. It in fact deserves to be on the banquet tables of royal courts. And it is terribly effortless to make - Just gather the right ingredients, and your favorite salad is a snap to make—and super tasty, too!
INGREDIENTS:
1 Romaine lettuce, torn in pieces
1 cucumber
A few tomatoes,seeded and diced
1 raddish sliced (white or red color)
Green onions sliced
A hand ful of chopped Italian parsely and a hand ful of fresh mint
A green pepper diced (optional)
2 small pita breads
Olive oil for frying the pita breads
For the dressing:
2 small lemons, juiced
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 generous tsps of Sumac ( Sumac is a an Arabian spice that gives a tangy flavor to dishes) you can substitute with vinegar or lime juice if you can't find sumac in your place.
2 or more cloves of garlic mashed in a dash of salt in a mortar. If this salt is not enough, you can add more salt in the salad according to taste.
HOW TO MAKE:
1) Chop all the vegetables for the Salad. Mix them in a bowl.
2) Heat olive oil in a wok . Cut the pita breads into small rectangular pieces and deep fry them in the hot oil.
3) Mix these deep fried bread pieces with the salad vegetables.
4) Now prepare the dressing - Mix all the dressing ingredients well and pour the dressing into the salad bowl and mix well.
5) Serve the salad as it is or you can chill it for a while in the refrigerator and serve .
HOW TO MAKE:
1) Chop all the vegetables for the Salad. Mix them in a bowl.
2) Heat olive oil in a wok . Cut the pita breads into small rectangular pieces and deep fry them in the hot oil.
3) Mix these deep fried bread pieces with the salad vegetables.
4) Now prepare the dressing - Mix all the dressing ingredients well and pour the dressing into the salad bowl and mix well.
5) Serve the salad as it is or you can chill it for a while in the refrigerator and serve .
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