A crunchy and sharp salad is a great side dish for any meal
07 Jun 2017
Fattoush is a popular salad in the Middle East that combines toasted bread and mixed greens and other vegetables.
During Ramadan, Muslims fast throughout daylight hours. This salad is packed with vitamins, fibers and minerals that your body needs on a daily basis, which makes it a great dish to enjoy at Iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. It’s easy to prepare, and can be served as a starter, or as side dish with a lean protein like chicken, fish or tofu.
The dressing is an important part of Fattoush, with the red spice, sumac, giving it its famed sour taste.
Ingredients
Salad
1 large cucumber, sliced
90g red, green and yellow peppers, sliced
100g cherry tomatoes, halved
40g fresh pomegranate seeds
100g sucrine/frisee lettuce, torn or diced
1 piece of Arabic bread
5 red radishes, sliced
8-10 leaves of fresh mint
5-10 fresh zaatar leaves
Dressing
100ml water
25g pomegranate molasses
30ml extra virgin olive oil
2ml sumac powder
Salt and pepper to season
Preparation
Mix salad ingredients together in a large bowl
Cut the Arabic bread into small triangles and bake them in the oven for 6 minutes at 90 °C, leave to cool
In a small bowl, whisk together the pomegranate molasses, salt, pepper, sumac powder, and water
Gradually whisk in the olive oil to the mixture to form a dressing
Pour the dressing over the salad, and serve with the baked croutons
