Fattoush

On the Middle East dinner table, Fattoush Salad is a famous staple. In general, we can say it is a basic chopped salad with a lime vinaigrette dressing. Regarding its origins, Fattoush is a Lebanese meal, and the name derives from the Arabic word for flatbread, 'fattat.' As croutons, one may use homemade pita chips.

In Syria, a Fattoush is essentially a pita bread salad with vegetables, greens, and garnish. Pita bread is combined with diced tomatoes, green peppers, radishes, onions, herbs, and mint leaves to make the salad. This bread and vegetable combination is topped with a garnish, made from sumac, pepper, salt, oil, olive, lime and lemon. Fattoush has a sweet and sour flavor profile, and the sumac is in charge of enhancing the dish's unique flavor.

As the Middle East and Syria are obsessed with fresh-from-the-oven pita, leftover pieces do not go to waste! Pita leftovers can also be used in a variety of inventive ways.