Description
This Loaded Fattoush Salad is a vibrant Middle Eastern-inspired dish featuring a medley of fresh vegetables, herbs, crispy pita pieces, and a zesty sumac dressing. Topped with feta cheese and olives, this salad is a flavorful and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Salad:
- 2 pita breads (toasted and broken into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for pita)
- 1 teaspoon sumac (plus more for garnish)
- 1 head romaine lettuce (chopped)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 cucumber (chopped)
- 1/2 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup radishes (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives (pitted and halved)
For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon pomegranate molasses (optional)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Prepare the pita: Tear the pita into small pieces, toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon sumac. Bake for 8–10 minutes until golden and crisp. Set aside to cool.
- Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, combine romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, radishes, parsley, mint, feta, chickpeas, and olives.
- Make the dressing: Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, sumac, garlic, pomegranate molasses, salt, and pepper.
- Toss and serve: Drizzle dressing over the salad, toss to combine. Add crispy pita pieces just before serving. Sprinkle with sumac and serve.
Notes
- For added protein, top with grilled chicken or shrimp.
- You can use baked pita chips instead of homemade toasted pita.
- Pomegranate seeds make a great garnish for extra sweetness and color.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 20mg