Fattoush Salad with Pomegranate

Name: Fattoush Salad with Pomegranate
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 Cups Romaine Lettuce; 3 rounds Pita Bread; 1 Whole English Cucumber; 2 Cups Parsley; 1 Cup Radish; 1 1/2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes; 1/2 Cup Mint leaves; 3 Tbls Pine Nuts; 1 Cup Green Onions; 3/4 Cup Olive Oil; 4 tsp Sumac; 2 cloves Crushed Garlic; 2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar; from 2 lemons Lemon Zest; 2 Lemons Lemon Juice; 2 Tbls Honey; 4-6 tsp Water(to soak Sumac in); Salt & Pepper

Ingredients

Romaine Lettuce		2 Cups
Pita Bread		3 rounds
English Cucumber		1 Whole
Parsley		2 Cups
Radish		1 Cup
Cherry Tomatoes		1 1/2 Cups
Mint leaves		1/2 Cup
Pine Nuts		3 Tbls
Green Onions		1 Cup

Dressing

Olive Oil		3/4 Cup
Sumac		4 tsp
Crushed Garlic		2 cloves
Red Wine Vinegar		2 tsp
Lemon Zest		from 2 lemons
Lemon Juice		2 Lemons
Honey		2 Tbls
Water(to soak Sumac in)		4-6 tsp
Salt & Pepper

An amazing tasting salad with middle eastern flavors and interesting textures. The only hard part is the dressing and even that is easy.

You want to toast the pita quite well so it doesn’t get too soggy in the salad, I’ve seen cracker bread used too but I love the texture of the chewy Pita Bread.

Soak Sumac in water for at least 15 minutes (you will add it to the dressing wet)
Mix all ingredients for dressing starting with Olive Oil & Vinegar add wet Sumac last
Set dressing aside
Toast Pine Nuts in a dry pan
Toast Pita bread in a pan until brown and toasted or in the oven at 350
Chop Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes & Radishes
Chop Green Onions
Finely chop Parsley & Mint
Tear Pita bread into bite size pieces
Toss everything together and sprinkle with Pomegranate seeds
Sprinkle with more Sumac if you like