Fattoush (green salad w/ toasted pita bread)
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | smalls | Pita Bread Rounds |
| 10 | tablespoons | Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| 1 | Clove Garlic; Peeled | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Or More Lemon Juice |
| Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper | ||
| 2 | mediums | Cucumbers; Peeled And Seeded |
| 2 | smalls | Hearts Of Romaine Lettuce; Coarsely Chopped |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh Mint Leaves; Coarsely Chopped |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh Parsley; coarsely chopped |
Directions
Coarsely chop cucumbers, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Split open pita rounds. Cut into wedges. Toss pita with 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil, then place in a single layer on a baking sheet, and toast until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Rub a large salad bowl with garlic clove and discard. Combine lemon juice and 8 Tbsp. olive oil in a bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper and set aside. Place cucumber, mint, lettuce, and parsley in salad bowl. Add pita crisps and toss gently; serve immediately.
Notes: This tart, pungent salad (A kind of Middle Eastern cousin of Italy's panzanella) is a favorite throughout Syria.
Recipe by: Saveur Magazine
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #985 by Suzy Wert <SuzyWert@...> on Jan 5, 1998