Fattoush Dressing
It s a deep red spice made from grinding sumac berries and it has a tart flavor.
Fattoush dressing. Fresh herbs like parsely or mint or both. Fattoush dressing is what makes this salad stand out. Place all of the dressing ingredients in a blender and mix well.
The combination of sumac lime or lemon juice olive oil and some salt brings an amazing flavor to the simple middle eastern salad. Fattoush is one of the most well known middle eastern salads and a standard dish on the mezza small dishes table. A simple zesty vinaigrette and a generous dash of sumac spice give fattoush its distinctly complex flavor.
Made it last evening and it was a great hit. For the salad use romaine lettuce cucumbers green peppers and tomatoes. This light salad of lebanese origin is a big favorite.
Cucumbers tomatoes purslane leaves or lettuce radish and green onions. Crunchy fried pita chips add delightful taste and texture. It s a colorful tossed salad with a lemony garlic dressing and if you ve never made a single arabic dish this is a delicious and healthy place to start.
The key ingredient in fattoush salad dressing is the sumac. And a lemon and white wine vinegar dressing makes a snappy light lunch or dinner.