Seed Oil Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad

Total time20 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time0 min

4.8

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Seed Oil Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad

This bright, herb-forward salad is a serious crowd-pleaser — crisp romaine, juicy Roma tomatoes, cool cucumber, peppery radishes, and a generous handful of fresh parsley and mint all come together in one gorgeous bowl. The dressing is where the magic happens: extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice get a punch of ground sumac and dried mint, creating something tangy, floral, and deeply satisfying without a single processed ingredient in sight. Avoiding refined and industrial seed oils is genuinely easy here because the whole recipe leans on real, whole foods from start to finish — nothing sneaky, nothing from a bottle with a long ingredient list. Sumac is the star spice, lending that distinctive tart, almost fruity depth that makes fattoush so craveable, and a final dusting of it over the plated salad makes the whole thing look as good as it tastes. The technique is minimal — whisk, toss, serve — so you spend more time enjoying it than making it. It holds up beautifully as a light lunch, a starter, or a vibrant side alongside grilled proteins.

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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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