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The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World


Fattoush

A tangy salad with a crunchy texture.
(Fattoush = "moist bread"). This recipe has Kuwaiti origins.

Ingredients

3 Tomatoes
1 green capsicum
1 bunch spring onions
1 small lettuce
15ml dried parsley
5 ml dried mint
1 small cucumber
3 slices multi-grain bread
50 ml Equal Exchange Fair Trade Palestinian olive oil
50 ml FAIRTRADE lemon juice
to taste salt
to taste FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
FAIRTRADE Sources
Apples
Raisins
Wine
Lemons
Olive Oil
Brazil Nut Oil

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.
Replace the Olive Oil with FAIRTRADE Brazil Nut Oil.

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.