Fattoush Salad Recipe (Middle Eastern Fattoush Salad)

Ingredients

• 1 pita bread round or oval
• oil for deep-frying
• 3/4 cup cucumber cubes
• 3/4 cup tomato cubes
• 3/4 cup iceberg lettuce, torn into pieces
• 1/2 cup capsicum cubes
• 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onion greens
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced spring onions whites
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• salt (namak) and
• 1/4 tsp lemon rind
• 1/2 tsp powdered sugar

Steps

1. To make fattoush salad recipe, place the pita bread on a clean, dry surface and slice it horizontally into 2 using a sharp knife.
2. Cut into small equal sized squares using a sharp knife.
3. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry a few pieces till they turn golden brown in colour form all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Keep aside.
4. In a bowl or small glass bottle, take olive oil add lemon juice, chopped garlic, salt, pepper powder, lemon rind and powdered sugar. Mix it well and keep aside.
5. In a deep bowl combine the cucumber cubes, tomato cubes, iceberg lettuce, capsicum cubes, chopped parsley, chopped spring onion greens, chopped mint leaves and sliced spring onions whites and mix well.
6. Add the fried pita bread pieces and pour the salad dressing over it.
7. Toss and mix well.
8. Serve the fattoush salad immediately.