Fattoush

Fattoush is a simple Lebanese bread salad that is light, fresh and traditionally made with lebanese pita bread. A good salad for summer served with grilled fish or meats.

Salad
1 cos lettuce cut into med. strips
2 raddish, finely sliced
1 medium Spanish onion. finely sliced
2 tomatoes, cut into small pieces
1/2 Lebanese cucumbers, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
1/4 cup mint, chopped
1 Lebanese pita bread round, toasted and broken into pieces (to toast pita bread brush pita with a little oil and cook in oven at 180 deg. for 10min or until crisp).

Dressing
60ml olive oil
juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon of sumac (sumac is a lebanese spice blend which can be found at middle eastern shops)
sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste.

To make dressing combine all ingredients in a jar and shake well. Dressing can be made a day in advance and kept in the fridge until required.

For the salad combine all ingredients in a large bowl, add dressing and toss to combine. Leave the salad for a few minutes before serving to allow the dressing to soak into the pita bread.

Serves 4