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A healthy Middle Eastern Salad with a light, lemony vinaigrette dressing. This Fattoush Salad mixes crisp romaine, fresh vegetables, pita chips and a light lemony sumac dressing and is great with fresh farmers market vegetables.
Growing up we ate a lot of Lebanese salads.
Some of my favorites have always been Fattoush Salad, this Easy Lebanese Salad, Mediterranean Bean Salad and Tabbouleh.
They are both very different from each other but they are full of flavor, packed with healthy ingredients and make a great lunch or addition to a dinner.
Fattoush has quickly grown to be my go-to salad when I am craving a vegetable packed bowl of salad.
It’s especially nice in the summer when you can get your hands on fresh produce at the farmers market or grow it in your garden.
It mixes romaine lettuce, radish, tomatoes, cucumber and pita chips along with a lemony sumac dressing.
I often will add this Mediterranean Chicken, Crispy Chickpeas or Grilled Beef Kofta Kebabs for protein.
What is Fattoush?
Fattoush (Arabic: فتوش, also fattush, fatush, fattoosh, and fattouche) is a Levantine salad made from toasted or fried pieces of khubz (Arabic flat bread) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables, such as radishes and tomatoes.
Fattoush is a Lebanese salad that typically includes romaine lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, tomatoes, radishes and crispy pita bread. We grew up eating this in my family!
The dressing mixes together extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and sumach for a tangy, sweet dressing. Sumac has a sharp, slightly lemony taste that brightens whatever it garnishes which is so nice in this salad.
Recipe Ingredients
- Greens: I have always used romaine lettuce in my fattoush. However, I also like kale or mixed greens because it stands up nicely against the crisp vegetables and pita chips.
- Pita Chips: Pita chips are a must when you make a fattoush. If you want to make homemade pita chips use this recipe. You can bake your pita chips while you make the salad or make them ahead of time and keep them in a sealed container.
- Fresh Vegetables: I have seen fattoush salads make many different ways. I add tomatoes, green onions, cucumber, bell pepper and radishes to my salad. You can use whatever fresh vegetables you like. Some other options are celery and carrots.
- Fresh Herbs: As with many recipes, fresh herbs are your friend in this salad. I love adding a lot of fresh mint and parsley to my salad. Other nice options are basil and dill.
- The Dressing: The dressing for fattoush salad is what sets it apart from other salads you have had. This salad uses sumac to go along with the olive oil, lemon and garlic in the dressing. The combination is perfect – tangy and sweet yet subtle enough that it doesn’t overpower the salad.
How do you Make Fattoush Salad
Step 1: Mix Salad Ingredients: Wash and chop all vegetables. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the chopped vegetables and the romaine.
Step 2: Mix Dressing: In a small bowl or salad dressing shaker combine the garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and sumac and mix well.
Step 3: Add Dressing to Salad: Pour half of the dressing on the salad and mix. Taste and add additional dressing to your preferences or store the remaining dressing in the refrigerator.
Step 4: Add Sumac: Sprinkle sumac over the entire salad and top with the pita chips. Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Recipe FAQ
When I make fattoush I try to find the freshest produce I can. I love making this salad in the summer when I get fresh farmers market produce or grow it in my garden.
You can use your favorite store-bought pita chips but you can easily make your own pita chips at home. If you want to make your own follow this Homemade Pita Chip Recipe. I like to add za’atar to the pita when making homemade pita chips.
The tangy dressing is my favorite part of the dressing because I just adore sumac and lemon together. I suggest you get the best extra virgin olive oil you can find for added flavor along with fresh lemon juice and fresh garlic cloves. If you really like tangy flavors try adding pomegranate molasses to your dressing. I would start with 1 teaspoon.
Toss the salad with the dressing just before serving to keep the vegetables crisp and the pita from getting soggy. You want to add the pita chips at the last moment to prevent them from getting soggy.
What should I serve with Fattoush Salad?
- Mediterranean Chicken with Basmati Rice
- Tandoori Grilled Chicken
- Mediterranean Burgers with Mint Yogurt Sauce.
- Shish Taouk Chicken Thighs
- Grilled Salmon
Other salad recipes you might like:
If you like salad recipes you have to try one of these delicious recipes!
- Mediterranean White Bean Salad
- Mediterranean Couscous Salad
- Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
- Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Fattoush Salad
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 head of romaine lettuce,, chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber,, diced
- 6 radishes,, ends removed, chopped
- 4 green onions,, green parts chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh curly parsley,, chopped
- 1 green pepper,, seeds removed, chopped {optional}
- 1/4 red onion,, diced {optional}
- 1 cup of tomatoes,, seeds removed, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint,, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sumac {more or less depending on your tastes}
- 1 1/2 cups pita chips
For the dressing:
- 1 garlic clove,, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt {more to taste}
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Juice of two lemons
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sumac
Instructions
- Wash and chop all vegetables. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the chopped vegetables and the romaine.
- In a small bowl or salad dressing shaker combine the garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and sumac and mix well.
- Pour half of the dressing on the salad and mix. Taste and add additional dressing to your preferences or store the remaining dressing in the refrigerator.
- Sprinkle sumac over the entire salad and top with the pita chips.
- Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
- I have seen Fattoush made in a variety of ways so feel free to use the vegetables I have listed or modify to your liking.
- If you like fresh herbs feel free to add more parsley and mint!
- Try adding pomegranate seeds to the salad or pomegranate molasses to the dressing for extra tangy flavor.
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I love this. Now I can make this at home easily.
It is one of my favorites! Hope you enjoy it.
I lived long time in Dubai, so I tried many versions but in all of them there was mint ….
Yes! Love fresh mint in this salad.
I lived long time in Dubai, so I tried many versions but in all of them there was mint ….