From a Personal Chef: Fattoush Salad

By: Amanda Coggin (View Profile)

Personal chef Neda Mroueh—who used to be a line cook at the French Laundry, one of the top restaurants in the county—shared this recipe, which she has been making for her boss lately. To learn more about her job, read Personal Chef: My Gig.

Ingredients: 
One bunch scallions, small diced
One yellow bell pepper, small diced
One bunch radishes, sliced
A container of Sweet 100 tomatoes, halved
One English cucumber, small diced
One bunch of Italian parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
Four pitas, pulled apart and deep fried, then sprinkled with salt and broken apart for the croutons

Vinaigrette
1/2 cup of Meyer lemon juice or fresh lemons
1 tablespoon of Pomegranate molasses
Extra Virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Mix all of the vegetables with the vinaigrette and at the end, fold in the pita chips right before serving. 

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posted: 04.03.2008
Mark Roddey
Cool salad!
It feels good to write.

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