Recipe for Fattoush (Green Salad with Toasted Pita Bread) 
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Yield:
6 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
2 sm Pita Bread Rounds
10 tbl Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 x Clove Garlic, Peeled
3 tbl Or More Lemon Juice
Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 med Cucumbers, Peeled And Seeded
2 sm Hearts Of Romaine Lettuce, Coarsely Chopped
3 tbl Fresh Mint Leaves, Coarsely Chopped
Instructions:
Instructions: Coarsely chop cucumbers, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Split open pita rounds. Cut into wedges. Toss pita with 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil, then place in a single layer on a baking sheet, and toast until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

Rub a large salad bowl with garlic clove and discard. Combine lemon juice and 8 Tbsp. olive oil in a bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper and set aside. Place cucumber, mint, lettuce, and parsley in salad bowl. Add pita crisps and toss gently; serve immediately.

Notes: This tart, pungent salad (A kind of Middle Eastern cousin of Italys panzanella) is a favorite throughout Syria.

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