Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad)

This is a fresh and delicious salad originating from Lebanon. The fresh parsley and mint make this salad particularly yummy!

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 26 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 pita bread
• 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 4 radishes, diced
• 1 English cucumber, sliced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed (Optional)
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pita bread on a baking sheet.
2. Bake in the preheated oven until the bread is a light brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, 1 to 2 minutes. Break toasted bread into bite-size pieces.
3. Combine lettuce, radishes, cucumber, tomato, garlic, green onions, parsley, mint, and salt and pepper together in a bowl; toss until salad is well mixed.
4. Pour lemon juice, olive oil, and sumac into a salad dressing bottle with a lid; cover and shake until blended. Add dressing to salad and toss.
5. Garnish salad with toasted pita.