Syrian Cuisine

Fattoush

Cuisine: Syrian Created by Sharon Salloum

After tabouleh, fattoush is the most well known salad of Syria, and for many the sharp flavour of the sumac in the dressing, the crunchiness of the chunky cuts of tomato, cucumber and radish, and the thin baked pieces of bread to soak up the dressing make it the county’s favourite salad. Syrians often eat fattoush by spooning a manageable amount into a lettuce or vine leaf, wrapping it up into a little parcel and eating it with the fingers.

Ingredients

Dressing
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sweet paprika
2 tsp sumac
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice

Salad
2 Lebanese cucumbers
2 medium tomatoes
Handful of baqli leaves (purslane)
Handful of finely sliced radish
4 leaves iceberg lettuce
½ red capsicum
½ green capsicum
½ cup of mint
½ cup flat leaf parsley chopped
3 spring onions, chopped
1 toasted pita bread/Lebanese bread

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Preparation

Crush the crushed garlic and mix the salt, paprika, sumac, olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.

To a large mixing bowl add the following; cucumbers cut into 1cm pieces, tomatoes cut into eighths, baqli leaves, radish, lettuce roughly torn, the red & green capsicum cut into 2cm squares, fresh herbs and the spring onions. Add the bread, torn into small, rough pieces.

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. Serve.

NB. More sumac or lemon can be added if desired.

Syrian Restaurants

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1.	Gingerlee	Brunswick East

05 Nov 2010 04:26 AEST

Em Omar

Bankstown

Baqli Purslane Availability

baqli is usually available from most middle eastern greengrocers during the warmer months of the year and is quite inexpensive. It adds a great taste to the salad hope this is helpful.

16 Oct 2010 06:53 AEST

Emma

Adelaide

purslane

I tried this recipe last night and it was great but had to do it without purslane leaves as no one knows what they are or where you can get them. So I don't know how syrian that makes it if you don't have the main ingredient. For those of us who don't have it growing in the backyard (and wouldn't know what it looked like anyway) where on earth can you buy it?

29 Aug 2010 07:33 AEST

syrian girl

melbourne

i love it

love my syrian food excellent

26 Feb 2009 12:43 AEST

M.C.

Sydney

baqli leaves/ purslane

Baqli leaves/ purslane grows like a weed all around Sydney and I've even seen it in Dalby QLD, where they called it pigweed. If you know a Middle Eastern person or someone that does just ask them for some. They usually grow it or knows someone that grows it (ask at a Middle Eastern restaurant, they probably grow some out the back!). Once you have a plant it grows quite well without doing much to it.

15 Feb 2009 04:55 AEST

Jani C

Southport Qld

Ingredient

Great - but where can I buy baqli leaves

01 Feb 2009 11:03 AEST

julie

brisbane

fattoush

i love the sound of this salad but where can i buy baqli leaves/ purslane?

29 Jan 2009 08:34 AEST

alex gibson

bobin

serve with chicken

excellent with ginger and lime chicken grilled on the B.B.Q

24 Jan 2009 11:04 AEST

allison

westbury tasmania

Brilliant fattoush

Beautiful fresh dressing Lovely served with lamb

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