Fattoush Salad

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 loaves pita bread
  • Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1.25 g sumac
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • 1 heart Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1 English cucumber, chopped
  • 5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 5 green onions, chopped
  • 5 radishes, stems removed, thinly sliced
  • 240 g chopped fresh mint leaves (optional)

Vinaigrette

  • 1.5 lime, juice of
  • 79.2 ml Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • 2.5 g ground sumac
  • 0.62 g ground cinnamon
  • 0.62 g ground allspice

Instructions

  1. Toast the pita bread in a toaster oven until crisp but not browned.
  2. Heat 45.0 ml olive oil in a large pan. Break the pita bread into pieces, and fry briefly until browned. Add salt, pepper, and 1.25 g sumac. Remove the pita chips from the heat and drain on paper towels.
  3. In a large bowl, combine chopped lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, sliced radish, and parsley.
  4. To make the lime vinaigrette, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, and spices in a small bowl.
  5. Dress the salad with the vinaigrette, add the pita chips, more sumac if desired, and toss lightly. Transfer to serving bowls or plates. Enjoy!