This Fattoush Salad is hands down one of my top 5 favorite salads of all times. Loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, pita chips and the most addictive sumac vinaigrette, it's an amalgamation of some of my favorite things in salad form.
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Why I Love This Recipe
Lately I've been having a love affair with Lebanese food (like my loaded falafel salad). There are countless dips and nibbles that have been gracing my kitchen, but my current favorite is the Fattoush Salad. A fattoush salad is made of vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and radishes (optional), along with herbs like parsley and mint. It also includes toasted or fried pieces of pita bread and a tangy dressing made from lemon juice, sumac and olive oil. It's along the same lines as a greek salad in that it's packed with veggies, but also a very different flavor profile. It's dressed with the most fantastic sumac vinaigrette that is so addictive it will most likely have you licking your bowl clean.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Pita Bread
- Olive Oil
- Ground Sumac
- Little Gem Lettuce
- Green Onions
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Persian Cucucmbers
- Mint
- Parsley
- Lemon
- Pomegranate Molasses
- Garlic
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Kosher Salt
*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below.
How to Make Fattoush Salad
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toss the ripped pita with the olive oil and sumac and scatter in an even layer on a small baking sheet.
Step 2: Place into the oven and toast for 10-15 minutes until the pita is crisp. Remove from oven and set aside.
Step 3: In a large bowl toss together the lettuce, green onions, tomatoes, cucumber, mint, and parsley.
Step 4: In another smaller bowl, water with soaked sumac, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, garlic, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Whisk to combine and season with salt as needed.
Step 5: Combine the dressing with the salad and gently combine until lightly dressed. Sprinkle the top of the salad with the toasted pita and serve immediately.
How to Store Fattoush Salad
Salads are best eaten fresh. If you are prepping ahead for a dinner party, prepare everything and add the dressing and toasted pita right before serving.
Tips & Tricks
Let's talk sumac! And if you haven't ever bought Sumac.... buy it immediately! It's tastes like lemon and it's excellent on potatoes, in dressings, on fish and chicken... you name it!
FAQs
What is a fattoush salad made of?
A fattoush salad is made of vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and radishes, along with herbs like parsley and mint. It also includes toasted or fried pieces of pita bread and a tangy dressing made from lemon juice and olive oil.
What is the difference between Tabbouleh and fattoush?
Tabbouleh is a Levantine salad made primarily with parsley, bulgur wheat, tomatoes, onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice. Fattoush is a Middle Eastern salad made with mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, and toasted or fried pieces of pita bread.
What does Fattoush dressing taste like?
It has a tangy and refreshing flavor with a combination of sumac, lemon, garlic, and olive oil.
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Fattoush Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 pita pocket ripped into pieces
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground sumac
- 2 heads baby lettuce or butter lettuce
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 Persian cucumbers sliced
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
For the Sumac Dressing
- 4 teaspoons ground sumac soaked in 4 teaspoons warm water for 15 minutes
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- 2 small garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss the ripped pita with the olive oil and sumac and scatter in an even layer on a small baking sheet. Place into the oven and toast for 10-15 minutes until the pita is crisp. Remove from oven and set aside.
- In a large bowl toss together the lettuce, green onions, tomatoes, cucumber, mint, and parsley.
- In another smaller bowl, water with soaked sumac, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, garlic, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Whisk to combine and season with salt as needed.
- Combine the dressing with the salad and gently combine until lightly dressed. Sprinkle the top of the salad with the toasted pita and serve immediately.
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Photography: Matt Armendariz, Food Styling: Adam Pearson
Oh my goodness this was delicious. It was fabulous! I paired it with a side of baked pita bread with zaatar so yummy!
This looks amazing! What can I sub the pomegranate molasses with?? Honey?
yes!
I learned to make this salad from my mother in law in Lebanon over 50 yrs ago. We never used the pomegranate molasses. The sumac is important though. Middle Eastern stores sell it. It was one of the best salads i ever tasted back then, and my family loves it here in the US.
Absolutely fabulous. I want to live in this salad. I want to live in this salad and pour the dressing on my skin. Enjoyed it by your hands this past weekend and hope I do it justice as I recreate it today. CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY MIND!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is absolutely fabulous. I can't wait to try this.
I am not familiar with sumac and pomegranate molasses, but it looks very tasty. Next time I go to the grocery store, I'll check to see if they carry them.
Just made this a second time in a week! Yummy! No problems finding sumac and pomegranate molasses, my local supermarket has both!
yay!! Thanks Helen 🙂
You know how much I LOVE a good fattoush!! yay!
Pathetic posting when two of the spices/ingredients are not readily available anywhere in the Western World, i.e. "Sumac", "Pomegranate molasses"?
Hi Frank. So sorry that you think this post is pathetic. Both Sumac and Pomegranate Molasses are readily available on amazon. I've updated the post to include links so it makes it easier.
Have a great day
Frank, you can buy these ingredients at Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, some regular grocery stores and online. Don't be hateful.
That’s not true. I ordered both on Amazon and I know the local grocery store has them.
Need this for an upcoming "Salad Sunday" - Love a good salad! Healthy and clean.
Totally my kind of salad!
There's so much to love here. The recipe. The name of the dish (I keep saying Fat Tush). The photos and styling. It's perfection.
Can't wait to make this. It sounds wonderful. Can't believe I have never had this before!
love a good fattoush salad. definitely will be recreating this... thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Remember when I met you in Africa and I was kind of Fattoush from eating too many carbs?
bahahahahaha. best. comment. ever