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

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