This fattoush recipe is an authentic Lebanese salad, featuring a combination of sweet and tangy flavors, a bright, minty dressing, and crunchy textures of fresh veggies, and crisp pita chips.
Course Salad
Cuisine Lebanese
Keyword fattoush
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 121kcal
Ingredients
Juice of 1 lemon
1teaspoonpomegranate molasses
1small garlic clove, minced or pressed
1teaspoonkosher salt
2teaspoonscrushed dried mint, divided
2teaspoonssumac, divided
3tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
2hearts of romaine, chopped into 2-inch pieces
1cupcherry tomatoes, quartered
½red onion, thinly sliced
2radishes, thinly sliced
toasted pita chips
10fresh mint leaves, sliced in chiffonade
Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk the lemon, pomegranate molasses, garlic, salt, 1 teaspoon of the dried mint, 1 teaspoon of the sumac and olive oil until it is emulsified.
For the salad, toss the romaine, tomatoes, onion, radishes, and pita chips in a salad bowl. Dress the salad with the vinaigrette and toss. Dust with the remaining sumac, dried mint, fresh mint, and freshly ground black pepper.