Description
Fattoush Salad is a vibrant and refreshing Middle Eastern salad featuring crispy fried pita bread pieces, fresh chopped vegetables, and fragrant herbs tossed in a tangy sumac and lemon dressing. This salad is light, crunchy, and bursting with flavor, making it a perfect side dish or a healthy light meal ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Pita Chips
- 2 pita breads (broken in small pieces)
- Olive oil (for frying or tossing)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon sumac
Salad
- 1 english cucumber (chopped)
- 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
- 3 medium tomatoes (chopped small)
- 6 green onions (chopped)
- ½ cup radishes (sliced)
- ⅓ cup parsley (fresh, chopped)
- 2 tablespoons mint (finely chopped)
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon sumac
Instructions
- Prepare Pita Chips: Break the pita bread into small pieces and either fry them in olive oil on the stovetop until they are golden brown and crispy or toss them with olive oil, salt, pepper, and sumac, then place them under the broiler for a couple of minutes until crispy. Remove and set aside to cool.
- Chop Vegetables and Herbs: Finely chop the cucumber, green bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, radishes, parsley, and mint. Combine all the chopped veggies and herbs in a large bowl.
- Make the Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and sumac until the mixture is emulsified and slightly thickened.
- Toss and Serve: Pour the dressing over the salad and add the crispy pita chips. Toss everything gently to combine and serve immediately to enjoy the crispiness of the pita.
Notes
- This Fattoush Salad is fresh, crunchy, and packed with bright Middle Eastern flavors, crispy pita, juicy veggies, and a zesty sumac-lemon dressing.
- It’s light, cozy, and ready in under 30 minutes, perfect for a quick healthy meal.
- To keep the pita chips crispy, add them just before serving.
- Sumac gives the signature tangy flavor but can be omitted or substituted with lemon zest and a little extra lemon juice if unavailable.
- For a gluten-free option, use gluten-free pita bread or substitute with gluten-free crackers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 246 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 315 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
