arabian cook

arabian cook : Toasted Bread Salad


A delicious Lebanese salad
containing toasted bread,
parsley, tomato and other
vegetables.
1/2 Lebanese round bread (pitta), toasted
3 medium firm tomatoes, washed and
chopped
3 slender cucumbers (250g\9 oz),
washedandchopped
3 medium radishes (250g\9 oz) (1 cup),
washedandchopped
4 spring onions, washed and coarsely
chopped
1 medium onion (1/4 cup), roughly
chopped
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, crushed with a pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
2tablespoonsvinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
1 cup coarsely chopped parsley
1 cup small purslane leaves
1/2teaspoongroundsumac
1/2 cup coarsely chopped sweet green
pepper
1 teaspoon salt
8 crisp cos (2 cups) lettuce leaves, torn
into bite size pieces
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Break toasted bread into small
pieces and keep aside.
Wash the chopped mint, parsley
and purslane, then drain well.
Mix crushed garlic with salt, oil,
vinegar, dried mint, lemon juice
and ground sumac and keep
aside.
Put all ingredients in a serving
bowl. Add toasted bread pieces
and dress with garlic mixture,
mix well.
Serve fattoush if you wish
garnished with additional
toasted bread.


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