Fattoush

Name: Fattoush
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 2 pita breads, torn and toasted or fried; 3 tomatoes, chopped; 1 cucumber, chopped; 1 romaine heart, chopped; 4 radishes and 4 spring onions, sliced; Mint and parsley; Dressing: 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tbsp sumac, 1 garlic clove, salt

فتوش

Bread salad with sumac

Wine & oil daysPrep 20 minCook 10 minServes 4

When to eat it. Made with oil. Keep it for days when wine and oil are allowed, like weekends in Lent and most of the Nativity Fast.

Ingredients

2 pita breads, torn and toasted or fried
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
1 romaine heart, chopped
4 radishes and 4 spring onions, sliced
Mint and parsley
Dressing: 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tbsp sumac, 1 garlic clove, salt

Method

Whisk the dressing ingredients together.
Toss the vegetables and herbs in a large bowl.
Add the dressing and toss again.
Add the toasted pita just before serving so it stays crisp. Sprinkle with more sumac.

Tip. A Lenten favourite in Antiochian parishes. Check the pita is made without milk.

Fasting customs differ between churches and parishes. When in doubt, follow what your priest gives you. Not sure what today allows? Check the Orthodox calendar.

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