Fattoush (Toasted Bread Salad)

Fattoush is a Lebanese version of bread salad that includes crumbled pita chips, (fattoush means “crumbled bread” in Arabic) and all the ingredients are tossed with a lemon juice and olive oil dressing. The sumac, and the lemon-minty dressing bump this salad up to add texture and flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1/2 lettuce, chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 5 radishes, chopped
• 1 tbsp spring onions or 1 tbsp green onion, chopped
• 1 red capsicums or 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 tsp ground sumac
• 1 large flat bread, toasted and broken into pieces
• 2 -3 tbsp olive oil
• Salt to taste

Directions:

Combine all the vegetables in a large bowl and mix well.

Add the garlic, parsley, sumac, bread, olive oil and salt to taste.

Toss everything together and serve immediately.

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