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Salads
Fattoush
Variants on this healthy, crunchy veg and bread salad are eaten with practically everything in the Middle East. It could also stand as a meal in itself. This recipes calls for the ripest possible tomatoes to reach its flavoursome best.
Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 4 ripe tomatoes, cut into quarters
- 2 tbsp sumac (optional)
- 1½ medium sized pitta breads
- 1 cucumber peeled, seeded, halved and thickly sliced
- 1 red pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
- 1 Cos or Little Gem or batavia lettuce
- 1 red or mild onion, sliced and roughly chopped
- small handful each mint and parsley, chopped
Method
Prep time:
15 min
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Cooking time:
10 min
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Step 1
Put the first seven ingredients listed in a bowl with the tomatoes and mix together.
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Step 2
Tear the pitta bread into bite size pieces and toast in a medium oven for about 10 minutes until starting to brown.
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Step 3
Add the rest of the ingredients to the tomato in the bowl. Just before serving add the toasted pitta bread.