Name: Fattoush
Yield: Serves 6–8 people.
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: leaves of 2 sprigs of mint, washed and chopped; 1 bunch spring onions, washed and cut into thin rounds; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil & oil for drizzling; salt and black pepper to taste; juice of 2 lemons; 2 tablespoons sumac; 1 bunch purslane, removed from stem and washed carefully; 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, washed and chopped; 5 ripe tomatoes, chopped; 1 head cos lettuce, washed and dried; 3 baby cucumbers, sliced in rounds; 2 loaves khobez or Lebanese bread, cut into bite-size pieces

Preparation info

Serves
6–8
people.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Amoul

By Amoul Oakes

Published 2008

About

Fattoush is traditionally made from all the vegetables in one’s garden and topped with stale bread, fattoush is considered a “peasant salad”. Nowadays, it has become more expensive to make because the quality and availability of its ingredients are seasonal. It’s best to prepare all the vegetables first, and let them dry thoroughly before mixing them together.