Seed Oil Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad

Total time20 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time0 min

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
Private Selection Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Bertolli Extra Virgin D'Italiia Olive Oil 16.9oz
Extra Virgin Olive Oil FIELD DAY OLIVE OIL EXTRA VIRGIN Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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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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