Fattoush (Authentic Lebanese Salad)

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 bunch purslane (use leaves only)
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• mint, chopped
• 1 pomegranate (seeds)
• 5 radishes
• 3 green onions
• pomegranate molasses, to taste
• salt
• juice of 1 lemon
• olive oil
• a pinch of sumac
• Bread for the fattoush:
• Place the bread in a cake tin so it holds the tin’s shape.
• Brush the tin and bread with oil, put on the lower rack of the oven and use the top heat to brown the bread.
• Remove the bread and keep it aside until needed.
• Do not add the fattoush to the bread until serving to avoid the bread becoming soggy.
• Recipe and serving suggestion for fattoush from our friend and cook on Sho Tabkhin Today:
• Rina Abdallah
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• If you love tabbouleh, click this link for an authentic tabbouleh recipe: Traditional tabbouleh recipe
• To watch a video on how to make quinoa tabbouleh click this link: Quinoa tabbouleh — video

Method

1. Chop the vegetables after washing and drying them thoroughly, then place them in a large salad bowl.
2. Add pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, and the pomegranate seeds.
3. Toss the salad just before serving and finish with a light sprinkle of sumac.