Nutmeg Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad
Bright, tangy, and loaded with fresh vegetables, this fattoush-style salad is the kind of dish that makes eating clean feel genuinely exciting rather than like a compromise. The dressing leans on extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice for its backbone, with ground sumac adding that distinctive citrusy-tart punch that makes fattoush so craveable. Dried mint in the dressing and torn fresh mint leaves in the bowl create a layered herbal quality that keeps every bite interesting. Crisp romaine, juicy Roma tomatoes, cool cucumber, and peppery radishes give you serious texture contrast, while scallion greens and flat-leaf parsley round everything out with a little sharpness and color. Because every single ingredient here is a whole food — no spice blends, no bottled shortcuts, nothing hiding in the fine print — it fits cleanly into a Whole30 reset without any label-reading stress. A final dusting of sumac before serving is a small touch that makes the whole plate look and taste like it came from a proper kitchen. Toss it right before you eat and serve immediately so the greens stay crisp and the dressing stays vibrant.
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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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