Sumac and Fennel Fattoush
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Chef Eden Grinshpan, host of Top Chef Canada and cofounder and executive chef of Middle Eastern restaurant Dez in New York City, recently stopped by our test kitchen to ask us a very important question: “Don’t you just love great, crunchy pita chips?”
Our answer, of course, was yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. So she whipped up this sumac and fennel fattoush recipe, a salad made with—you guessed it—homemade pita chips.
She showed us that DIYing our favorite snack food is actually really darn easy: All you have to do is chop up store-bought pita bread, toss the pieces in plenty of olive oil, season them with salt and bake them for about 15 minutes. Voilà: You have an ideal base for fresh herbs, shaved fennel and a sprinkling of sumac—a tart, berry-like spice that adds a gorgeous pop of red color.
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Ingredients
Fattoush
2 pitas, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups baby kale
1 bulb of fennel, shaved on a mandoline
½ red onion, shaved on a mandoline
¼ cup fresh basil leaves
¼ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sumac, plus more for garnishing
½ teaspoon honey
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1. Make the Fattoush: Preheat the oven to 350°F. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the pitas with the olive oil and salt. Bake, tossing a couple times, until golden and crispy, 13 to 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, toss together the kale, fennel, onion, basil, mint and parsley. Arrange on a platter and garnish with sumac.
3. Make the Vinaigrette: Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sumac and honey; season with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the fattoush and garnish with the pita chips and additional sumac.
Fattoush
182 calories
11g fat
19g carbs
4g protein
3g sugars
Vinaigrette
93 calories
10g fat
1g carbs
0g protein
1g sugars
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Note: The information shown is Edamam's estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.