Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad) Recipe

Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad) Recipe

  • Salad:
  • 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)
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground sumac
  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.