Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad)

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Toasted pita bread and ground sumac pair with fresh mint and parsley to spice up the many vegetables in this Lebanese bread salad.

Ingredients

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
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon ground sumac

Directions

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.