Fattoush
From jimrug1 16 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 5
Fattoush is one of my all time favorite salads. The bread soaks up the flavors of the fresh veggies and dressing. This recipe is as close as I can come to my grandmother's. It is traditional Lebanese. However, when in season, she would substitute many different vegetables from zucchini to blanched green beans. Read more Use your imagination. Hope you enjoy. See less
Ingredients
- 1 pomegranate shopping list
- 1 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint shopping list
- 1 cup cubed, peeled cucumber shopping list
- 1 cup minced scallions shopping list
- 1 cup chopped parsley shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped young Purslane Leaves ( watercress can be substituted.) shopping list
- Dressing: shopping list
- 1/4 cup olive oil (or more to taste) shopping list
- 1 Tsp salt shopping list
- 1/4 Tsp ground black pepper shopping list
- 2 Tsp ground Sumac shopping list
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 5 cloves garlic, crushed with the salt shopping list
- 1 Loaf Arabic bread (Pita), toasted shopping list
- olive oil for brushing. shopping list
How to make it
- Split Pita into 2 halves, brush all sides with Olive Oil.
- Toast in a 300F oven until golden and crisp. Break into small pieces.
- Remove the whole seeds from half the pomegratate and toss in a bowl with all the salad ingredients.
- Use a Mortar & Pestle to crush salt & garlic into a paste. Add to a jar with the remaining dressing ingredients and shake to combine. Pour over Salad.
- Squeeze juice from the other half of Polmegranate over salad and mix well.
- Fold bread pieces into salad immediately before serving.
- Garnish with whole mint or parsley leaves.
The Rating
Reviewed by 18 people-
Delightful..all the flavors..Greeks use purslane alot..very rare to see it in a recipe ..great post, Jim!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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This sounds so flavorful. I can't resist it because of the sumac! If I can't find the watercress or purslane what would you suggest? I am anxious to try this. A 5.
grandmommy
in Nashville loved it
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Wonderful. I love bread salads and this sounds like a winner.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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