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Fattoush Salad with Toasted Pita

Name: Fattoush Salad with Toasted Pita
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 200 g Lettuce; 2 whole Tomato; 1 whole Cucumber; 1 whole Bell pepper; 0.5 whole Red onion; 20 g Fresh flat-leaf parsley; 10 g Fresh mint; 2 whole Green onions; 2 whole Pita breads; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 whole Lemon; 1 tbsp Ground sumac; 1 tbsp Pomegranate molasses; 0.5 tsp Salt; 0.25 tsp Black pepper

A chopped salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber and herbs, tossed with lemon, olive oil and sumac, with shards of toasted pita stirred in at the last minute so they stay crisp.

25 minutes · Easy · 4 servings

Original house recipe · Not yet kitchen-tested

Ingredients

Lettuce200 g
Tomato2 whole
Cucumber1 whole
Bell pepper1 whole
Red onion0.5 whole
Fresh flat-leaf parsley20 g
Fresh mint10 g
Green onions2 whole
Pita breads2 whole
Olive oil3 tbsp
Lemon1 whole
Ground sumac1 tbsp
Pomegranate molasses1 tbsp
Salt0.5 tsp
Black pepper0.25 tsp

Quantities describe recipe usage, not package sizes.

Allergen notes

Wheat (pita). Pomegranate molasses is usually free of major allergens; check the label.

Method

Toast the pita

Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Tear the pitas into bite-sized pieces, toss with 1 tbsp of the olive oil and half the salt, and spread them on a tray. Bake for 8–10 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp. Leave them on the tray so they stay dry.

Chop the salad

Wash and dry the lettuce, parsley and mint. Chop the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, red onion, parsley, mint and green onions into similar bite-sized pieces. Put them in a wide bowl.

Dress and serve

Whisk the remaining olive oil with the lemon juice, sumac, pomegranate molasses, remaining salt and the pepper. Pour it over the vegetables and toss. Fold in the pita just before serving so it stays crisp, and finish with any sumac left in the bowl of dressing.

The pita goes in at the table, not ahead of time. Dressed too early, it turns chewy. Sumac should taste lemony, not dusty; if the jar smells faint, use the full tablespoon.

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