Fattoush

Fattoush (Arabic: فتوش; also fattush, fatush, fattoosh, and fattouche) is a Lebanese salad made from toasted or fried pieces of khubz (Arabic flat bread) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables, such as radishes, cucumber and tomatoes.

Fattoush belongs to the family of dishes known as fattat (plural of fatteh), which use stale flatbread as a base.

The vegetables are cut into relatively large pieces compared to tabbouleh which requires ingredients to be finely chopped.

In Palestinian cuisine, fattoush is prepared by crushing garlic, salt, chili pepper (or any hot pepper), and fresh basil leaves together in a pestle and mortar, then mixing them with a generous amount of lemon juice and tahini, and occasionally yogurt.

Bite-sized pieces of untoasted pita bread are dipped into this mixture to absorb the liquid.