Fattoush
Veg · Snacks & Starters, Soups & Salads
Good for: Summer
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4 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Fattoush, a Middle Eastern salad of romaine, tomato, cucumber and capsicum with fried pita chips and a lemon honey dressing. Serves 2, 20 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
16 itemsPomegranate¼ cup
Olive Oil1 tbsp
Pita Bread2
Sunflower OilFor Deep Frying
Lemon Juice2 tbsp
Honey1 tsp
Salt½ tsp
Romaine Lettuce1.5 cup
Tomato, Diced¼ cup
Green Capsicum, Diced¼ cup
Red Capsicum, Diced¼ cup
Yellow Capsicum, Diced¼ cup
Cucumber, Diced½ cup
Onion, Diced½ cup
Mint LeavesFor Garnish
Contains: wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 2. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 382kcal | 764kcal |
| Protein | 7.7g | 15g |
| Carbohydrate | 52g | 103g |
| Fat | 17g | 33g |
| Fibre | 4.8g | 9.6g |
| Sugar | 12g | 24g |
Cookd masalas for olive oil
Method
- 1
Cut the Pita bread into small squares. Fry them in oil until they turn crisp. These are the pita chips for the salad.
Pita BreadSunflower Oil
- 2
For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together.
PomegranateOlive OilLemon JuiceHoneySalt
- 3
Mix all the ingredients for the salad along with dressing.
PomegranateRomaine LettuceTomatoGreen CapsicumRed CapsicumYellow CapsicumCucumberOnion
- 4
Garnish with mint sprigs, pomegranate seeds and some more pita chips.
Mint Leaves
Before you start
- How long does Fattoush take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 5 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Fattoush serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Fattoush vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Fattoush spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Fattoush?
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil, 1.5 cup Romaine Lettuce, ½ cup Cucumber, 2 Pita Bread, 2 tbsp Lemon Juice, ¼ cup Pomegranate, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Fattoush?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Fattoush?
- About 382 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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