Fattoush - Lebanese Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large romaine lettuce, strips
• 3 medium firm ripe tomatoes (coarsely diced)
• 1/3 cup parsley (coarsely chopped)
• 1 small carrot (coarsely diced) (optional)
• 1/4 cup green onion (coarsely chopped)
• 1/4 cup mint (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (more or less to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 toasted pita bread (broken into small pieces) or 1 crouton (make a good substitution)

Recipe

• 1 put lettuce into a mixing bowl and add all ingredients except the oil and bread.
• 2 toss well.
• 3 cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
• 4 the oil and bread are added and mixed in just before serving to prevent wilting of the lettuce and softening of the bread.