Lebanese housewife teaches how to make a fresh summer salad

With the arrival of spring, less and less want to absorb harmful flour and dishes with mayonnaise. The body asks for something fresh, light and nutritious. Well, we're with the editorial board. "Site" We know what to offer readers. In this article, we will tell you how to cook. quick-handed vegetables.



Light salad in a hurry We offer to cook A traditional Lebanese salad called Fattoush. At first glance, he's quite ordinary. But the fragrant dressing and crispy lavash croutons turn this easy-to-cook dish into a real culinary masterpiece. There are many variations of this salad, and our version will be very close to the classic one.

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The ingredients

• 1 bundle of lettuce leaves
• 2 cucumbers
• 3 tomatoes
• 2 Bulgarian peppers
• 1 red bulb or green onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• about 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 leaves of lavash
• 2 sprigs of mint and cilantro
• sumach
• sesame

Preparation

1. The leaves of the salad tear into arbitrary large pieces.
   
   
   
2. Bulgarian pepper is cut in cubes.
3. Cucumbers and tomatoes are cut in cubes or slices. Stir vegetables with lettuce leaves.
   
   
   
4. Next, finely cut cilantro and mint for filling.
5. To the greens add finely sliced onions and garlic, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice and sumah.
6. We fill the salad and sprinkle with sesame.
   
   
   
7. And now the most important thing. We cut the lavash into small pieces and lay it on a dry hot pan. Dry on one side for a minute, then gently flip, without squeezing, on the other side. Dry one more minute. We're going to make thin, crunchy croutons.
   
   
   
8. Put the croutons on top of the salad. We splash a little over the top. Our salad is ready!

Cilantro can be replaced with ordinary parsley at will, and garlic or onions can be excluded if you do not like it. And in general to diversify the dish to your taste. But that's the option. classical. The salad turns out to be very fragrant, light and useful. No ounce of mayonnaise or other extra ingredients. We recommend you try it – the season of fresh vegetables is just beginning!



© Freepik We also recommend a selection of light salads from Julia Vysotskaya. There are many unusual recipes. Everyone is just as useful and appetizing. What's your favorite salad? Tell me in the comments!