Fattoush Middle Eastern Pita Bread Salad Recipe 445

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro , mint, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and several grinds of black pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning; you may need more olive oil, lemon juice, salt, or pepper. Just before serving, add the toasted pita, it doesn't become soggy. from Herbivoracious, the cookbook from Michael Natkin

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Slice the pitas in half to make 4 thin rounds. Place the pitas on a nonstick sheet pan. Brush with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt.
• Bake for about 5 minutes, until the outside is golden brown. Let cool until they become crispy.
• Make 3 cuts lengthwise on each of the romaine hearts, remove the stems, and chop into smaller pieces. Rinse, drain, and add to a large salad bowl.
• Seed the cucumber, dice it, and add it to the salad bowl.
• Cut the tomatoes in half and add them to the salad bowl.
• Mince the scallions and add them to the salad bowl.
• Add the radishes, bell pepper, parsley, and mint to the salad bowl and toss to combine.
• In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup (120 ml) of oil, the lemon juice, white wine vinegar, garlic, sumac, allspice, salt, and pepper and whisk until well-combined.
• Pour the dressing over the salad.
• Break the crispy pitas into small pieces and add to the salad. Toss well.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• If your pita breads are hard, break them up into pieces. If they are not, cut them into quarters and split the quarters open. Toast the pieces in a toaster oven, or in a 325ºF oven, until lightly browned and crisp.
• Combine the garlic, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, yogurt, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Toss the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. Just before serving, add the dressing and toss together. Crumble in the pita bread and toss again. Taste, adjust seasonings, and serve.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
• Place the pieces of pita bread on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake in the oven until they are dry (about 10 - 15 min). Let cool.
• Spread out the diced cucumber on paper toweling, and sprinkle with salt. Let stand about 15 minutes, then place in a colander and rinse the salt off. Pat dry.
• Combine the cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, bell pepper, parsley, mint, and cilantro in a large bowl.
• Combine the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and whisk together. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and whisk again.
• Pour the liquid mixture over the vegetable mixture and toss to coat. Toss in the pita bread pieces and serve.