BEST Fattoush Salad with Dressing
The key for tasty Fattoush is the tangy flavored dressing made by mixing special ingredients like sumac, zaatar, olive oil, pomegranate molasses and many others.
Equipment
- tabletop blender
Ingredients
Dressing Ingredients
- 1½ cups olive oil
- ¾ cup lemon
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp sumac
- 2 tbsp dried mint
- 2 tbsp zaatar spice
- ¼ tbsp seven spices
- 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 1½ tbsp salt
Fattoush Salad INgredients
- 1 heart Romaine lettuce
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 3 cucumbers
- green onion
- 4 radishes sliced
- 1 cup mixed peppers cubed
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- ½ cup purple cabbage
Instructions
To Prepare the Veggies
- Wash the vegetables thoroughly.
- Chop the vegetables into cubes in a large bowl.
To Prepare the Tangy Dressing
- Place all in ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk. For best results, blend using an immersion or tabletop blender until smooth.
To Finalize the Savory Fattoush
- Pour a few tablespoons or more over the Fattoush Salad bowl.
- Mix well. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
This tart flavored dressing adds tons of flavors to your Fattoush salad. You can keep this tangy vinaigrette refrigerated for up to 1 month. Freshen it up by adding one minced garlic after two weeks!
TIPS:
First, the best choice is fresh vegetables. It is not acceptable to go for frozen vegetables since they will be soggy. When you want to prepare the fresh fattoush, you have to choose ripe tomatoes and freshly picked herbs. They will absorb the flavors from the tasty dressing.
Secondly, you are after a delicious bowl of vegetables. You have to use the best quality of virgin oil. Extra virgin oil will definitely make a difference!
Thirdly, you can add the ingredients of the dressing directly on the Lebanese Fattoush Salad bowl. However, it is much better to mix the dressing ingredients using the blender or food processor. It will extract every flavor in each ingredient to produce the tastiest vinaigrette ever.
Lastly, you can chop the vegetables in similar small sizes. So, all the vegetables will be in harmony. Also, it is a good way to emphasize all the colors of the different veggies. Every bit and piece of the distinguished Lebanese Fattoush Salad will absorb the tart flavored dressing. It is a trip to green heaven!