A rustic salad from the Middle-East, made with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, mint, and crumbled pieces of grilled pita bread.
1 | Romaine lettuce | 550 g | |
2 | tomatoes, coarsely diced | 240 g | |
2 | cucumbers, medium size, seeded and coarsely sliced | 500 g | |
4 tbsp | Italian parsley, fresh, chopped | 20 g | |
1/2 cup | fresh mint, chopped | 26 g | |
1 | onions, coarsely chopped | 200 g | |
2 cloves | garlic, finely chopped | ||
1/4 cup | extra virgin olive oil | 65 mL | |
4 tsp | lemon juice, freshly squeezed | 1/2 lemon | |
1 tbsp | sumac [optional] | 8 g | |
1 | dried chili peppers, minced | 0.4 g | |
1 | pita breads | 45 g | |
ground pepper to taste [optional] | |||
1 pinch | salt [optional] | 0.2 g |
If you cannot find « sumac » at your grocery store, you may substitute it by some lemon juice.
per 1 serving (370 g)
Amount % Daily Value |
Calories 230 |
Fat 15 g 24 % |
Saturated
2.1 g
10 % |
Cholesterol 0 mg |
Sodium 80 mg 3 % |
Carbohydrate 22 g 7 % |
Fibre 5 g 21 % |
Sugars 7 g |
Net Carbs 17 g |
Protein 4 g |
Vitamin A 123 % |
Vitamin C 84 % |
Calcium 9 % |
Iron 19 % |
Food Group | Exchanges |
---|---|
Starches | ½ |
Fruits | 0 |
Vegetables | 2 |
Fats | 3 |
I really enjoyed this salade...I think I need to chop the veggies finer next time. I added a bit of honey to the vinaigrette to balance it out a little and it was delish.
Lovely, light and tasty salad! Almost feels like you're 'cleaning the palatte' when eating this salad. Crumbled, toasted pita is a nice touch
I have ordered this salad in several Middle Eastern restaurants and find this one is superb, even better. I use Lebanese cucumbers and skip the peeling, seeding and salting. They're great as is. The sumac is essential to give it authenticity and I often add celery leaves.