Best Lebanese Fattoush Bread Salad Recipes

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LEBANESE FATTOUSH (BREAD SALAD)



Lebanese Fattoush (Bread Salad) image

This is a fresh and delicious salad originating from Lebanon. The fresh parsley and mint make this salad particularly yummy!

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Categories     Salad

Time 26m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pita bread
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
4 radishes, diced
1 English cucumber, sliced
1 tomato, diced
3 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon ground sumac

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pita bread on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the bread is a light brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, 1 to 2 minutes. Break toasted bread into bite-size pieces.
  • Combine lettuce, radishes, cucumber, tomato, garlic, green onions, parsley, mint, and salt and pepper together in a bowl; toss until salad is well mixed.
  • Pour lemon juice, olive oil, and sumac into a salad dressing bottle with a lid; cover and shake until blended. Add dressing to salad and toss.
  • Garnish salad with toasted pita.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240.6 calories, Carbohydrate 25.5 g, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 201 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

MIDDLE EASTERN LEBANESE FATTOUSH BREAD SALAD



Middle Eastern Lebanese Fattoush Bread Salad image

Fattoush is a rustic country salad of Syria and Lebanon which is on the standard menu of Lebanese restaurants. Arugula (Eruca vesicaria), also known as rocket, garden rocket, rocket salad, rugola, rucola , roquette and rughetta Rocket (Roquette) A strong, peppery leaf with jagged-edged indented leaves and a pleasant bite. Because of its strong flavour, a little goes a long way.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Lebanese

Time 15m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 pita breads or 1 1/2 arab bread
1 head romaine lettuce, cut into ribbons
3 medium firm ripe tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3 small cucumbers, peeled, cut into thick slices
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into small slices
1 1/2 mild white onions or 9 scallions, chopped
1 bunch rocket, torn
1 butch purslane or 1 lamb's lettuce, torn
1 bunch flat leaf parsley, chopped
3 -4 sprigs of fresh mint, shredded
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
2 garlic cloves, crushed
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon ground sumac

Steps:

  • Cut open the breads and toast them under the broiler until they are crisp turning them over once. Break them into small pieces in your hands.
  • Put all the vegetables in a large bowl with the onions, rocket and purslane leaves or lamb's lettuce, flat leaf parsley, and mint.
  • For the dressing, mix the olive oil with the lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and sumac.
  • Just before serving, add the toasted bread and toss well with the dressing. Serves 6-8.
  • Variation: for the old style version, put the broken pieces of toast in a bowl. Moisten and soften with a little cold water or lemon juice before adding them to the salad.
  • The New Book of Middle Eastern Food.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.5, Fat 12.3, SaturatedFat 1.8, Sodium 108.2, Carbohydrate 25.3, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 7.6, Protein 5.3

FATTOUSH - LEBANESE BREAD SALAD



Fattoush - Lebanese Bread Salad image

The distinguishing feature of this light, refreshing salad is the addition, just before serving, of pieces of crisply toasted flat bread. Adapted from "Complete Vegetarian Cookbook" by Charmaine Solomon.

Provided by NotQuiteVegetarian

Categories     Vegetable

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 seedless cucumber, sliced
1 large red capsicum, diced
1 green capsicum, diced
3 large tomatoes, diced
5 spring onions, chopped (scallions)
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large pita bread round

Steps:

  • Put diced and chopped vegetables into a bowl, cover and chill until shortly before serving time.
  • Combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt and pepper and pour over the vegetables.
  • Toast pita bread under the grill - it should be pale gold in colour, not brown.
  • Break into large pieces and toss into salad at last minute, so it will still be crisp when eaten.

MIDDLE EASTERN LEBANESE FATTOUSH BREAD SALAD



Middle Eastern Lebanese Fattoush Bread Salad image

Fattoush is a rustic country salad of Syria and Lebanon which is on the standard menu of Lebanese restaurants. Arugula (Eruca vesicaria), also known as rocket, garden rocket, rocket salad, rugola, rucola , roquette and rughetta Rocket (Roquette) A strong, peppery leaf with jagged-edged indented leaves and a pleasant bite. Because of its strong flavour, a little goes a long way.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 pita breads or 1 1/2 arab bread
1 head romaine lettuce, cut into ribbons
3 medium firm ripe tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3 small cucumbers, peeled, cut into thick slices
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into small slices
1 1/2 red onions or 1 1/2 mild white onions or 9 scallions, chopped
1 bunch rocket, torn
1 butch purslane or 1 lamb's Lettuce, torn
1 bunch flat leaf parsley, chopped
3 -4 sprigs fresh mint, shredded
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
2 garlic cloves, crushed
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon ground sumac

Steps:

  • Cut open the breads and toast them under the broiler until they are crisp turning them over once. Break them into small pieces in your hands.
  • Put all the vegetables in a large bowl with the onions, rocket and purslane leaves or lamb's lettuce, flat leaf parsley, and mint.
  • For the dressing, mix the olive oil with the lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and sumac.
  • Just before serving, add the toasted bread and toss well with the dressing. Serves 6-8.
  • Variation: for the old style version, put the broken pieces of toast in a bowl. Moisten and soften with a little cold water or lemon juice before adding them to the salad.
  • The New Book of Middle Eastern Food.

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