Fatoosh (Fattoush Salad)
Love Middle Eastern food? Fatoosh aka Fattoush salad is a crunchy, healthy and flavorful salad recipe that you absolutely need to try out if you do!
Ingredients
- 1 Romaine lettuce
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 cucumber cut into ¼-inch
- 2-3 radishes cut into ¼-inch
- 1 onions sliced
- ¼ cup bell pepper diced
- 2-3 tablespoon fresh chopped mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- Pita bread chips as needed
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves grated or knife minced
- 2 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Coarsely ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine the minced garlic, pomegranate molasses, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Add the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, radish, lettuce, bell peppers, pita chips and chopped mint in a large bowl.
- Drizzle the salad dressing into the bowl and toss well.
- Sprinkle pomegranate arils and Sumac over the salad and serve.
Notes
- Pita chips add a nice element of crunch to the salad, but if you don't have pita chips, you can easily make them from some leftover pita bread that you may have.
- To make pita chips, cut pita bread into squares, toss them in a mixture of olive oil, salt and pepper and bake them in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
- You can actually make these pita chips ahead of time and store them in an airtight container too. These can be added to any other salad as well!
- Crumbled feta or goat cheese can also be a great addition to the Fatoosh salad and can be a beautiful creamy element that can balance out the other flavors.
Nutrition
Serving: 2gCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 598mgPotassium: 707mgFiber: 5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 3150IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
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