Dany Karam’s Fattoush Salad Recipe

This Fattoush Salad is a Middle Eastern favourite; fresh, easy to make and full of flavour. Perfect to accompany any protein or be a hero on its own, the Fattoush Salad is a healthy option for lunch at home. 

Serves: 2 – 4 (depending on serving as side dish or main)

Preparation time:  30 minutes

What you’ll need:

·        4 x tomatoes 

·        ½ cucumber

·        2 x cos lettuce bunch

·        1 x spring onion

·        1 x capsicum

·        1 x shallot

·        2 x radish sliced

·        1 x pomegranate to garnish

·        Parsley to garnish

·        2 slices of pita bread to serve

How to create it:

·        Cut the tomatoes in half then in 3.

·        Pick the cos lettuce leaves, clean, wash and then chop.

·        Thinly chop the cucumber, capsicum, shallot, spring onion and radish.

·        Mix all the ingredients with the Fattoush dressing and garnish with fresh pomegranate and parsley

·        Serve with the crispy pita bread on the top.

Fattoush dressing

What you’ll need:

·        1 gr crushed garlic

·        8 gr salt

·        40 ml olive oil

·        10 ml vinegar

·        170 ml lemon juice

·        25 ml of water

·        15 ml pomegranate molasses

·        3 gr Sumac

How to create it:

·        Dissolve the salt into the lemon juice, then add the pomegranate molasses, olive oil, add all the remaining ingredients and mix all together.

Crispy bread

What you’ll need:

·        Pita Bread

How you’ll create it:

·        Cut the pita bread into thin strips then deep fry it at 175°C until golden brown colour.

·        Season with salt and sumac.