Fattoush salad is almost like a middle eastern version of a North American garden salad, but better. When I was in Dubai last Fall, I had their McDonalds version of a fattoush salad, that included Quinoa. In my version, I used couscous. This salad is super easy to make, inexpensive and delicious.
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- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar (substitute: cider vinegar)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tsp ground sumac
- 2 small cloves garlic, grated
- salt to taste
- 1 pita, cut into 1″ squares
- 1 quart vegetable oil (substitute: any frying oil)
- 2 cups cucumber, diced
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 3 tbsp parsley, minced
- 3 tbsp mint, minced
- sumac (garnish)
- feta (substitute: soy feta)
- 1/2 cup plain couscous
- fattoush salad dressing
- Salad dressing: whisk all ingredients together
- Put couscous in a bowl, and pour in 3/4 cups of boiling water. Cover for 5 minutes. fluff using a fork, and add 1 tbsp mint, 1 tbsp parsley and a pinch of sumac. stir and set aside.
- Heat your oil to 300F. Fry your pita piece for approx. 1 minute, or until golden. Remove from oil, and set aside on a paper towl, to remove excess oil.
- Toss together cucumber, grape tomatoes, lettuce, red onion, remaining parsley and mint, couscous and fried pita. Add desired amount of dressing and garnish with feta and sumac. Enjoy 🙂
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