Fattoush, a delicious peasant salad, is a specialty of Syria though it's eaten throughout the Levant. Not surprisingly there are several recipes for this salad, most rather similar though they vary on some ingredients. The version I made was very good except for the fact that I used too much onions and garlic, when you prepare it you may want to cut the scallions and garlic in half.

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Fattoush

Ingredients

1 large pita bread or 2 small pita breads, toasted and broken into small pieces

1 cucumber, diced

1/2 red bell pepper, diced

2 tomatoes, diced

1 bunch scallions, chopped

2 tbsp. chopped parsley

2 tbsp. chopped mint

3 tbsp. chopped cilantro

6 leaves Romaine lettuce, shredded

2 cloves garlic, crushed

salt and pepper to taste

juice 1 large lemon

5 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Combine all ingredients. Serve.

Adapted from several recipes