Dairy Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad

Total time20 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time0 min

4.8

(21)

Bright, herby, and loaded with crunch, this fattoush-style salad brings serious Middle Eastern flavor to your table without a single ingredient that needs a label check. The dressing is built on extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice, with ground sumac doing the heavy lifting — that tart, almost fruity punch is what makes fattoush taste so distinct and addictive. Dried mint in the dressing and fresh mint leaves in the bowl create this layered herbal quality that feels restaurant-worthy but comes together in minutes. Crisp romaine, cool cucumber, peppery radishes, and juicy Roma tomatoes make every forkful a little different, and the scallion greens and flat-leaf parsley keep things fresh and vibrant. Traditional fattoush usually includes toasted pita, but skipping it here means the whole bowl is naturally compliant with Whole30 guidelines and completely free of dairy — no swaps, no substitutions, nothing to second-guess. A final dusting of sumac over the top before serving is a small move that makes the whole dish look and taste like you really know what you're doing. Toss it right before you eat so everything stays crisp and the dressing coats every leaf perfectly.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the dressing

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
1 ½ tsp ground sumac
½ tsp dried mint
¼ tsp salt
¼ 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 ½-inch pieces
1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced into ¼-inch half-moons
6 radishes, thinly sliced
4 scallions (green tops only), thinly sliced
½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, roughly torn

For serving

¼ 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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