Be Fit & Healthy With Fattoush Salad Recipe

You always try to eat salad but couldn’t because you don’t like eating vegetables. The only way you can eat salad is to make it tasty and try different types of salad. Eating healthy food is necessary because healthy eating leads to a healthier life. So, start eating salad and try the new salad dishes and live a healthier life. Let’s make an Arabic fattoush salad.

Fattoush salad is from the Levant and very popular in Dubai. It is prepared with toasted flatbread, sumac, herbs, and vegetables, with exotic seasonings. Fattoush belongs to the Fattat family of dishes and it is a part of Levantine cuisine. It is eaten in most of the Arab countries. Mostly, pita bread is used to make fattoush. This salad is soo tasty that even the kids love to eat it. It tastes delicious with Pita Bread.

Fattoush salad has many health benefits as it improves metabolism, helps in weight management, improves digestion, makes skin healthier, and is rich in antioxidants.

So, eating fattoush or any salad is beneficial for you. Then let’s make this palatable salad at home with this quick fattoush salad recipe.

Per serving of fattoush salad contains 53 kcal

• Carbohydrates 9.3g
• Protein 1.8g
• Fat 1.1g

Ingredients

For Fattoush

• 1/2 green capsicum, cut into a triangular shape
• 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
• 1/2 red capsicum, cut into a triangular shape
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tbsp mint leaves
• 1/2 yellow capsicum, cut into a triangular shape
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• Few lettuce leaves, roughly torn
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• Toasted pita bread

For Dressing

• 1 lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp sumac

Method

1.  Cut pitta bread into small cubes and apply olive oil.
2. Now, bake it at 180*C for 5-6 minutes.
3. After 6 minutes, remove and keep aside.

For Dressing

1. In a bowl, add olive oil, lemon juice, sumac, powdered sugar, garlic paste.
2. Whisk and mix it well. Keep it aside for further use.

For Fattoush

1. Take a bowl and add green capsicum, yellow capsicum, red capsicum, onions, cucumber, and tomatoes.
2. Then add chopped parsley, mint leaves, lettuce, toasted pita bread, salt to taste and prepared to dress.
3. Toss everything well, and it is ready.

The yummy Lebanese fattoush salad is ready to serve. Relish this salad and make yourself healthy.