Fattoush (Syrian Bread (pita) salad)

total time:: 30 min

Makes 4 big servings

I could eat this as a meal, as could all of you! It was always hard to get the black olives to stay in this salad...seems like it was the first thing you ate :)

ingredients

Salad

About 4 cups shredded lettuce (romaine and/or iceberg)
1 large or 2 small cucumbers, small dice
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped parsley, leaves only, no stems
1/4 cup chopped spearmint leaves, no stems
1 bunch green onions, finely sliced
Lots of Black Olives, sliced or quartered
1/2 teaspoon sumac
2 Loaves of pita bread toasted until golden brown (or not, it’s good un-toasted, too), broken into pieces the size of a quarter

Dressing

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
2 to 4 cloves garlic, super fine dice. Actually, smoosh them, more like a paste.
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of pepper

directions

1
In a small bowl mix all dressing ingredients well.
2
Put all salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss with 1/2 to 1 cup dressing. Serve immediately.

notes

I usually don't ever add onions, as I really don't like them raw. You could add a bit of thyme if you like, but that's not one of my favorite seasonings, so I usually don't.

Source: Elizabeth Pentecost