Turkey Free Whole30 Fattoush-Style Salad
Bright, tangy, and loaded with fresh herbs, this Lebanese-inspired salad is the kind of dish that makes eating clean feel genuinely exciting rather than like a compromise. The dressing is built on extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and ground sumac — that tart, ruby-red spice that gives Middle Eastern salads their signature zing — with a touch of dried mint to round it all out. Crisp romaine, juicy Roma tomatoes, cool cucumber, peppery radishes, and a generous handful of both flat-leaf parsley and fresh mint leaves make every forkful a little different. Traditional fattoush usually includes toasted pita chips, but this version skips them entirely and still delivers incredible texture and flavor, making it a natural fit for anyone following a whole food reset. Everything here is plant-based and completely unprocessed, so there's no label-reading required and no hidden ingredients to worry about. A final dusting of sumac before serving adds a beautiful pop of color and an extra hit of brightness that takes it from simple salad to something genuinely special. Toss it together right before eating so the greens stay crisp and the dressing stays punchy.
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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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