My friend brought me the best gift ever from MI–a huge bag of sumac (I can’t find it anywhere here). Since it’s HUGE, I figured I better get to using some of it, so I made fattoush. I topped it with some grilled chicken. Mmm!
I’m from an area in Michigan that boasts the second largest Arabic population in the world (outside of the Middle East), so I am used to being able to get good quality, delicious, authentic Lebanese food whenever I want it. There are some good Lebanese places in Chicago but so far, none that match the restaurants from my hometown–or my friend’s parents’ cooking, of course. :)
This serves two as a meal (with a protein), but if you plan on making it as a salad/first course you will probably want to half it. I marinated the chicken in some yogurt and some cinnamon, cloves, oregano, lemon juice.
Dressing:
Juice of one lemon
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. sumac
2 cloves garlic, crushed or finely minced
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
pepper to taste
Salad
1.5 cups lettuce or greens (I used romaine but any mixture of romaine/purslane/arugula/etc. will work).
1 cucumber, with peel, sliced or cut into chunks
1 tomato, chopped
3 Tbsp. fresh parsley (leaves only)
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 bunch of green onions, sliced
1 pita, sliced through the pocket, torn into pieces and toasted (I do this at 375 for 8-10 minutes or so)
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I know this is a good healthy salad with a heart next to it to denote it as a healthy dish, but it is called FAT(toush). ha ha ha ha…I bet it tastes good though!