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Fattoush

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Fattoush is a Lebanese salad, good for hot weather. The recipe uses two unusual ingredients: sumac and purslane. Ground sumac consists of the red sumac berries, and it used in Middle Eastern, particularly Lebanese, cooking. Purslane is a succulent with a lemony flavor, and it makes a nice salad green.

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 package (5 ounces) arugula (rocket)
  • 4 pita rounds, toasted and torn into pieces

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mix the water and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened.
  2. 2
    Remove from heat, and mix in lemon juice, garlic, sumac, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3
    Refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. 4
    In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, parsley, mint, bell pepper, purslane, and arugula.
  5. 5
    Toss with the dressing, and serve with pita.
Category
Salads

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Fattoush