Fattoush Recipe (Lebanese Summer Salad)
- Salad
- 1 round lebanese bread or 1 other similar flat bread
- vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 2 lebanese cucumbers, finely diced (if very fresh, no need to peel)
- 2 tomatoes, finely diced
- 1/2 cup radish, finely diced
- 1/2 red capsicum, finely diced (sweet red bell pepper)
- 1/2 green capsicum, finely diced (sweet green bell pepper)
- 4 spring onions, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Dressing
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- Deep-fry the Lebanese bread. or you can bake the bread in a medium oven for about 10 minutes - this will crisp up the bread.
- Drain the bread on kitchen paper abd then after it has cooled, break/crumple in your hands until it breaks into small pieces.
- Combine all of the salad ingredients and then toss with the dressing.
- For the dressing- combine the dressing ingredients and whisk together.
- This salad is best dressed just prior to serving.
salad, bread, vegetable oil, lebanese cucumbers, tomatoes, radish, red, green, spring onions, mint, fresh parsley, dressing, lemon, extra virgin olive oil, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fattoush-recipe-lebanese-summer-salad-428506 (may not work)