lambfattoushsalad

Lamb fattoush salad

  • Serves 4
  • Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 15 mins

Fattoush is a Middle Eastern salad that includes toasted pita breads. Here I’ve added lamb to make it more substantial.

Ingredients

  • 2 pita breads, quartered

  • 500 grams lamb steaks, diced

  • 2 cups lettuce, shredded

  • ½ cucumber, diced

  • 2 tomatoes, diced

  • 1 green capsicum, diced

  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley

  • ½ cup chopped fresh mint

  • 2 spring onions, trimmed and sliced

  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice

  • ¼ cup oil

  • 1 tsp minced garlic

  • 1 tsp sugar or honey

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Arrange the pita pieces on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes until crisp, turning once. Set aside to cool.

  2. Season the lamb with salt and pepper. Pan-fry or barbecue for 5-6 minutes, turning once, until browned and cooked to your liking. This may need to be done in batches.

  3. Place the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum, parsley, mint and spring onions into a large serving bowl.

  4. Top with the crisp pita pieces and lamb, drizzle over the dressing and toss gently before serving immediately.

  5. Whisk together all dressing ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.