Carrageenan Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad
Bright, tangy, and loaded with fresh herbs, this fattoush-style salad is the kind of dish that makes you genuinely excited to eat a bowl of vegetables. The dressing is built on extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice, whisked together with ground sumac and dried mint for that signature Middle Eastern brightness ā no emulsifiers, no stabilizers, nothing you'd need to second-guess. Carrageenan often sneaks into bottled dressings and processed condiments, so making your own from scratch is the cleanest and most satisfying workaround. Crisp romaine, juicy Roma tomatoes, cool cucumber, peppery radishes, and a generous handful of fresh parsley and mint all come together in one big toss. A final dusting of sumac over the top adds a gorgeous pop of color and a little extra citrusy depth. It comes together in minutes and tastes like something you'd order at a really good restaurant ā except you know exactly what went into it.
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4 servings
For the dressing
- Ā¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
- 1 Ā½ tsp ground sumac
- Ā½ tsp dried mint
- Ā¼ tsp salt
- Ā¼ tsp black pepper
For the salad
- 1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped into 1-inch pieces (about 6 cups)
- 2 medium roma tomatoes, cut into Ā½-inch pieces
- 1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced into Ā¼-inch half-moons
- 6 radishes, thinly sliced
- 4 scallions (green tops only), thinly sliced
- Ā½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- Ā¼ cup fresh mint leaves, roughly torn
For serving
- Ā¼ tsp ground sumac, for finishing (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, sumac, dried mint, salt, and black pepper until the dressing is uniform and slightly thickened, about 30 seconds.
- 2
Add the romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, scallion greens, parsley, and fresh mint to a large salad bowl.
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