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Winter 2015

Recipes

Delicious Fattoush or Arab salad with pita bread, fresh vegetables on plate. Middle Eastern bread sa

Fattoush is one of my favourite salads and I make it two or three times every week. It is healthy and delicious. If you try my way, I am sure you will love it and you will make it again.

Ingredients:

  • 2 loaves of pita bread
  • 1 Romaine lettuce
  • 1 English cucumber
  • 4/5 Roma tomatoes
  • 6 green onions
  • 4 radishes, stems removed, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups chopped fresh parsley leaves;
  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves

Dressing:

  • Salt and pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • cup olive oil
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, (optional)
  • 2 tsp sumac (optional, but it adds a delicious taste and a nice color)

Instructions:

  1. Cut the pita bread into small pieces. Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil or vegetable oil and add the pita bread. You can also do this in the air fryer if you have one.
  2. In a mixing bowl, chop lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions then add sliced radish and parsley. Mix them all to see all colors.
  3. To make the dressing, add all dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
  4. Finally, add the dressing to the salad and mix
  5. Garnish it with pita bread.

Enjoy!