Fattoush

Fattoush is a vibrant Lebanese bread salad built from crisp vegetables, fresh herbs, and toasted or fried pieces of leftover pita, all tossed in a tangy sumac-lemon dressing. It's a clever way of using stale flatbread and is a fixture of Levantine mezze spreads.

By YumYum Editorial · Mediterranean

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 5 min · Total: 25 min · Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 pita breads, torn into pieces
• 2 tbsp olive oil, plus 1/4 cup for dressing
• 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• 4 radishes, thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1 romaine heart, chopped
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• 1 tbsp sumac, plus extra for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F, toss torn pita with 2 tbsp olive oil, and bake 8-10 minutes until golden and crisp.
2. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, green onions, parsley, mint, and romaine.
3. Whisk together the remaining olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, pomegranate molasses, and sumac to make the dressing.
4. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well.
5. Add the crisp pita pieces just before serving and toss lightly so they stay crunchy.
6. Sprinkle with extra sumac and serve immediately.