Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad)

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

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 241 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tomato, diced
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1 English cucumber, sliced
• 2 pita bread
• 4 radishes, diced
• 1 tablespoon ground sumac
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 0.5 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh mint

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pita bread on a baking sheet.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 5

Garnish salad with toasted pita.