Fattoush
This is my all time favorite Middle Eastern salad! Of course as I have already stated, people make Middle Eastern dishes from their own family recipes and those can vary greatly. So, this is a traditional recipe that I learned from my Palestinian mother in law.
Ingredients
1 Romaine lettuce
1 cucumber
3 Roma tomatoes
1 tsp. dry mint or fresh mint, if you use fresh you will need more
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 bunch parsley washed and chopped
juice of 2 lemons
olive oil for mixing with lemon juice to make dressing
salt to taste
1 whole piece of Arabic bread
Directions
First, preheat oven to 300 degrees, break bread into bite size pieces and place on baking sheet. Put in oven to bake and for 15-20 minutes.
When done, remove from oven and let cool.
Wash lettuce and chop into small pieces. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes into small pieces. Chop parsley and garlic.
Mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, parsley. Add salt and mint. Mix well.
Juice lemon and mix with a few Tbs. Olive oil.
Add bread pieces to salad and mix well. Season for flavor. This salad should be full of flavor so adjust to your taste.
Bread does get a little soft and it’s supposed to, but you can put the bread in towards the end if you don’t care for this softer bread. This is simple and delicious!
Lynz the Mutabal was great…can’t wait to try this one…looks simple and nutritious too.
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I am so glad you are trying my recipes! What a compliment! I hope you like it!
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love it and the best part is – it is something I have never cooked before : )
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Thanks!! means allot to me!
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Your fattoush looks really tasty and this is one of my favorite saladst! 🙂
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Thanks!
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I love fattoush and this recipe sounds delicious! Where do you find Arabic bread? Or do you make it?
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I used to make it and sometimes I still do. I get it at the local grocery store if I am not making it.
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I’ve never heard of this, this is so wonderful!!!
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Thanks!
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This looks pretty good for a vegetarian night too!! Yummy!
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Oh yes it is fabulous
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