Showing posts with label Middle Eastern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle Eastern. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Fatoush

If any of you are in the Orlando, FL area, go by and drop by Tony's. Tony's Deli is a small Middle-Eastern restaurant, run by one of the nicest lebanese families. It was here that I was first introduced to fatoush and babaganoush and where I would come to get my fatoush and babaganoush fix. Fatoush is a lebanese salad with toasted pita pieces and one of my most favorite salads. I threw one together last night because our blender is broken and we couldn't use our spinach in our green smoothie.

1 pita bread cut into small pieces and toasted under grill
1 cup diced cucumber
1/2 head of lettuce, chopped (I usually use several handfuls of spinach)
4 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped
1 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 T olive oil


Combine all above in deep dish, mix and serve.

And that's all folks! I usually throw a pita in the oven until it's crispy and then break it apart. This salad is even good the next day.