🥗 Fattoush (Crispy Levantine Bread Salad)

🥬 Ingredients (Serves 4–5)

Salad:

• 2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

• 2 medium tomatoes, diced

• 1 large cucumber, diced

• 1 small red onion or 2 spring onions, sliced

• ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped

• ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped

• 1 small green bell pepper, diced (optional)

• 1–2 radishes, thinly sliced

• 2 toasted or fried pita breads, broken into pieces

Dressing:

• 3 Tbsp olive oil

• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

• 1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses (gives authentic sweetness)

• 1–2 tsp sumac (signature fattoush flavor)

• 1 tsp vinegar

• 1 small garlic clove, minced

• ½ tsp salt

• ¼ tsp black pepper

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1 — Prepare the Pita

You can choose any of these:

• Toast in oven at 200°C (400°F) until golden

• Pan fry with a little oil

• Air fry until crispy
  Break into bite-sized pieces.

Step 2 — Chop the Vegetables

Add to a large bowl:

• Lettuce

• Tomatoes

• Cucumbers

• Onion

• Parsley & mint

• Radishes

• Bell pepper

Step 3 — Make the Dressing

Whisk together:

• Olive oil

• Lemon juice

• Pomegranate molasses

• Sumac

• Vinegar

• Garlic

• Salt & pepper

Taste and adjust — fattoush dressing is tangy & bold.

Step 4 — Assemble

• Add pita bread pieces to the salad.

• Pour dressing and toss well.

Serve immediately so the pita stays crunchy!

🍽️ Perfect With

• Shawarma

• Grilled chicken

• Falafel

• Hummus platters

• Mediterranean fish

⭐ Tips

• Air-fried pita gives the best crunch with less oil.

• Add extra sumac for stronger flavor.

• Fresh herbs = essential for authentic fattoush.