Best Fattoush Salad

This fattoush recipe is an authentic Lebanese salad, featuring a combination of sweet and tangy flavors, a bright, minty dressing, and crunchy textures of fresh veggies, and crisp pita chips.

Ingredients

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses
• 1 small garlic clove , minced or pressed
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons crushed dried mint , divided
• 2 teaspoons sumac , divided
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 hearts of romaine , chopped into 2-inch pieces
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes , quartered
• ½ red onion , thinly sliced
• 2 radishes , thinly sliced
• toasted pita chips
• 10 fresh mint leaves , sliced in chiffonade
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

For the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk the lemon, pomegranate molasses, garlic, salt, 1 teaspoon of the dried mint, 1 teaspoon of the sumac and olive oil until it is emulsified.

For the salad, toss the romaine, tomatoes, onion, radishes, and pita chips in a salad bowl. Dress the salad with the vinaigrette and toss. Dust with the remaining sumac, dried mint, fresh mint, and freshly ground black pepper