Authentic Lebanese Fattoush recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
⅓ cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons sumac powder
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 medium cucumber, diced
2 large tomatoes, diced
4 green onions, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 cup chopped purslane
½ (5 ounce) package arugula
4 pita rounds, toasted and torn into pieces

Nutrition Info

234.8 calories
carbohydrate: 48.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 1.5 g
fiber: 6.2 g
protein: 9.2 g
saturatedFat: 0.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 349.8 mg
sugar: 7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix the water and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened. Remove from heat, and mix in lemon juice, garlic, sumac, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.

  2. In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, parsley, mint, bell pepper, purslane, and arugula. Toss with the dressing, and serve with pita.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Fattoush is a Lebanese salad, good for hot weather. This recipe uses two unusual ingredients: sumac and purslane. Sumac, usually sold ground, is ground red berries and used in Middle Eastern, particularly Lebanese, cooking. Purslane is succulent with a lemony flavor, and makes a nice salad green. I find them at farmer's markets.

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