Fattoush

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A tangy salad with a crunchy texture.

(Fattoush = "moist bread"). This recipe has Kuwaiti origins.

This recipe contains the following types of ingredient: plants and fungi.

Ingredients

3
tomatoes
1
green capsicum
1 bunch
spring onions
1 small
lettuce
15 ml
dried parsley
5 ml
dried mint
1
small cucumber
3
slices multi-grain bread
50 ml
Equal Exchange FAIRTRADE Palestinian olive oil
50 ml
FAIRTRADE lemon juice
to taste
salt
to taste
FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper

Method

Toast the bread and cut into 1 cm cubes.

Cube the tomatoes.

De-seed and de-rib the capsicum, and chop.

Slice the cucumber lengthways and chop.

Wash and shred the lettuce.

Top and tail the onions and chop fine.

Combine the salad ingredients in a bowl.

Mix the oil and lemon juice with the herbs and condiments and shake well. Pour over the salad and toss.

Chill for 45 minutes before serving.

Variation

Add 50 gm FAIRTRADE Rasins or sultanas.

Add a de-cored and chopped FAIRTRADE Apple.

To serve

Chill for 45 minutes before serving.

Open a bottle of FAIRTRADE white wine as well (or a red). Relax. Put some nice music on the hi-fi. Be grateful for small mercies and the luxury of a western lifestyle.