Ramzan special: Fatoush (bread salad) recipe

Ingredients for making Fatoush

½ flat Arabic bread (or 4 thin slices white bread) toasted to a golden brown

½ cup lemon juice

3 medium cucumbers, chopped

1 large tomato chopped

1 large white onion, chopped, or 8 green onions

2 tblsps chopped fresh mint or l tblsp dried mint

2 tblsp chopped parsley

½ cup cress leaves

2 tblsps ground sumac

½ cup olive oil

Salt to taste

The ingredients and proportions of this salad vary with the size of the family. Lettuce can be used instead of cucumbers. Sumac can be omitted entirely or the quantity lessened according to taste.

Method of making Fatoush

• Break bread into small pieces and put in a bowl.
• Moisten and soften with lemon juice.
• Mix with remaining ingredients.
• Add olive oil slowly.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Serves hot