Fattoush

Name: Fattoush (Bread Salad)
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper; Salt and black pepper; 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional); 6–8 tablespoons olive oil; 1 medium-sized mild onion or a bunch of spring onions, chopped; 1 medium-sized mild onion or a bunch of spring onions, chopped; 3–4 firm tomatoes, chopped; 1 large English cucumber or 2 small ones, chopped; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (optional); 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint or 1 tablespoon dried crushed mint; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint or 1 tablespoon dried crushed mint; A bunch of parsley, finely chopped; Juice of 1–2 lemons, or to taste; ½–1 flat pitta bread

Bread Salad

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

This is a much-loved Syrian peasant salad in which pieces of soaked toasted bread provide an unusual texture.

Ingredients

½–1 flat pitta bread
Juice of 1–2 lemons, or to taste
1 large English cucumbe

Asia
Syria
Mediterranean
Vegan

Method

The ingredients and proportions of this salad vary with every family. Cos lettuce can be used instead of cucumber, and sometimes chopped sweet peppers are added.

Open out the pitta bread and put it in a hot oven or under the grill until it is crisp and brown, then crunch it in your hands to break it into little pieces.

Put the broken pieces of toast in a bowl. Moisten and soften