Spices for healthy living

Fattoush Salad with Sumac Dressing

YIELD: 4 servings       PREP TIME: 10 minutes

 Fattoush Salad with Sumac Dressing

Ingredients:

  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Spice Your Life Cyprus Flake Sea Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Spice Your Life sumac spice
  • 1 teaspoon Spice Your Life Smoked Spanish Paprika
  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons Spice Your Life olive oil
  • 4 servings pita chips
  • 2 cucumbers sliced into cross sections
  • 4 radishes sliced into cross sections
  • 1 ½ cup sweet grape tomatoes cut into 2 halves
  • 4 scallions cut into about 1/3 inch lengths
  • 1 medium head romaine lettuce, chopped into about 1 ½ inch size pieces
  • 1 cup mint, chopped (optional)
  • 1 cup parsley, chopped (optional)

 

Instructions:

SUMAC DRESSING:

Put crushed garlic clove, smoked sea salt, sumac, smoked paprika, lemon juice, and 4 tablespoons olive oil in a small bowl. Briskly whisk all ingredients together. Set dressing aside to allow flavors to infuse.  

 

FATTOUSH SALAD:

Mix the cucumbers, radishes, grape tomatoes, scallions, and romaine lettuce in a big salad bowl. Add chopped mint and/or parsley if desired.

Just before serving, add pita chips to the salad mix. Drizzle sumac dressing over the salad, mix all ingredients together, and serve.

Notes:

The salad dressing can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for a few days. Add the pita chips and salad dressing immediately before serving or the pita chips will become soggy.

 

Featured Spices:

Sumac

Sweet Smoked Paprika

 

 

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