fattoush
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 side servings
Ingredients
- 2 medium pitas, cut into bite-sized triangles (140 grams)
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil (14 grams)
- 3 tablespoons sumac (25 grams)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (61 grams, from about 2 lemons)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (55 grams)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium head of romaine, chopped (375 grams)
- 5 roma tomatoes, chopped (325 grams)
- 4 Persian cucumbers, chopped (325 grams)
- 1 large or 2 very small green bell peppers, chopped (170 grams after seeding)
- 1 1/4 loosely-packed cups coarsely chopped mint leaves (15 grams)
- 2 loosely-packed cups coarsely chopped parsley leaves (20 grams)
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup chopped green onions (35 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F convection.*
- Coat the pita triangles evenly in 1 tablespoon of neutral oil. Spread evenly on a sheet pan, salt to taste, and bake until golden brown (about 10 to 14 minutes, depending on the thickness of the pita).
- Combine the sumac, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Whisk, and set aside.
- Spread out the chopped romaine in the bottom of a large salad bowl. Top with the tomatoes, cucumbers, green pepper, mint, parsley, and green onions. When you’re ready to serve, whisk the dressing, top the salad with the dressing and pita chips, and toss everything together.
Notes
* If you don’t have convection, no worries—it just might take a little longer for them to toast, and you might need to rotate the pan once halfway through to make sure they’re browning evenly.
Storage
To store for less than a day: Make sure your herbs and veggies are well-dried before chopping with a sharp knife. Refrigerate the veggies and herbs in one sealed container, and the dressing in another. Store the toasted pita chips in a sealed container at room temperature once they’ve cooled down.
To store for a few days/for meal prep: Store as described above, but also refrigerate the herbs and green onions in another separate container, lined with a slightly damp paper towel (and seriously make sure you dry them well before chopping).
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