"Fattoush Lebanese Salad has cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and toasted pita chips, and it's flavored with lemon juice and Sumac...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 whole wheat pita pocket breads, cut into strips about 3/4 inch wide, then toasted and crumbled (see notes)
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2 heads Romaine lettuce, chopped
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1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
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1 cup diced tomatoes (let drain a minute or two if extra juicy)
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1 cup diced cucumber (same size as tomatoes)
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1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
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1/2 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley (leaves only, no stems)
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optional ingredients: chopped green pepper or radishes (I didn’t use either of these but Lori’s recipe had green peppers and I saw several recipes that added chopped radishes.)
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1 tsp. chopped garlic (2-4 cloves garlic)
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1 tsp. salt (I used fine grind sea salt)
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1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice, about 2 large lemons (I love lemon, so adjust the amount to your own taste)
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1 tsp. powdered Sumac, plus more for sprinkling on individual salads if desired)
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1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil