Fattoush is a colorful Lebanese salad piled high with with fresh vegetables, homemade seasoned pita chips and a zesty minty lemon vinaigrette.It typically includes thinly sliced cucumbers, radishes, tomato, homemade pita chips, and tons of fresh mint and parsley. You really cant go wrong with this one! It is a beautiful ,light and delicious meal for warm evenings and it makes you feel healthy and satisfied.
Fattoush salad has tons of parsley in it and this herb does much more than making your plate look pretty! Here are few health benefits of parsley:
- It’s high in antioxidants like vitamin C, A, and E, which can help fight inflammation.
- Vitamin K in it helps to strengthen our bones.
- It can help in digestion and help reduce bloating.
- Parsley is a source of plant-based vitamin A that ensures the optimal health of our eyes, preventing dryness, night blindness, and cataracts
Few Tips for making fattoush:
- Dont use store bought pita chips! Take time to toast/fry your chips and season them well.
- Try not to skip Sumac. Its available in all supermarkets and its gives a tart flavour to the salad which is difficult to replicate.
- This is a ‘basic’ fattoush recipe and there are many variations!! You can add peppers , any seasonal vegetable you like or jazz it up with pomegranate molasses!
