Another light salad, usually served alongside a tabbouleh to give some options, this one is a sort of Middle Eastern take on the Caesar salad with the crispy pita bread “croutons”.  Very light and extremely healthy (I mean you got Radish in there!).  I haven’t included the sumac spice as a must in case you have trouble finding it at your local ethnic supermarket – but that’s a borderline decision, to me fattoush is not fattoush without the sumac!

Time:

45 min

Serves:

6

Good for:

• Light appetizer
• Vegan dish
• Ethnic salad dish

Ingredients:

• 1 head of lettuce
• 1-2 cucumbers
• 3 tomatoes
• 4 radish
• 1 large red onion
• Half a bunch of parsley
• 1 Lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic (crushed)
• 1 large pita bread

Kitchen things you’ll need:

• Cutting board and sharp knife
• Serving bowl
• Citrus juicer

Making it:

• Chop up lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, radish and the onion and radishes (the pieces do not have to be very small).
• Squeeze the lemon for the juice.
• Cut the pita bread into 1 inch pieces and toast.
• Add just a handful of parsley, along with lemon juice, olive oil, and the crushed garlic.
• Add in the bread last minute before you serve ( to avoid sogginess) and serve.

Tips/notes:

• If you have some sumac spice from your local store please add it!  Makes a world of difference.
• Add just a bit of pomegranate juice to give it an extra zest
• Skip on the flat bread because I want it to be a ‘lighter’ salad if you’re watching your carbs.