Fattoush Salad
I ate this salad weekly when I lived in DC on Capitol Hill. There was a small middle eastern place in Union Station where I would sometimes eat dinner. I've craved this salad over the years, especially when I was pregnant. I found sumac powder the other day while shopping at Jungle Jim's in Cincinnati so after about 12 years of craving this, I've finally made it! Fattoush (Lebanese "Crumbled Bread" Salad with Sumac and Pita Chips) Ingredients: 2 whole wheat pita pocket breads, cut into strips about 3/4 inch wide, then toasted and crumbled 2 heads Romaine lettuce, chopped 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion 1 cup diced tomatoes (let drain a minute or two if extra juicy) 1 cup diced cucumber (same size as tomatoes) 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley (leaves only, no stems) optional ingredients: kalamata olives, banana peppers, feta cheese etc. Dressing Ingredients: 1 tsp. chopped garlic (2-4 c
