Easy Arabic Salad

Name: Easy Arabic Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 heard of romaine lettuce (chopped - about 5-6 cups of chopped romaine); 4 medium tomatoes (seeds removed, diced); 1 english cucumber (diced); 1/2 cup red onion (chopped); 1/2 cup fresh curly parsley (chopped); 1/4 cup fresh mint (chopped (or you can use 2 tbsps. dried mint); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon (juiced); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoons dried mint; 2 tablespoons sumac {optional}; 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses

This Easy Arabic salad is going to revolutionize your traditional take on a salad and transform it with flavor, spice, and the freshest ingredients.

Prep15 min
Total15 min
Makes4 servings
Calories198

Ingredients

4 servings

1 heard of romaine lettuce (chopped - about 5-6 cups of chopped romaine)
4 medium tomatoes (seeds removed, diced)
1 english cucumber (diced)
1/2 cup red onion (chopped)
1/2 cup fresh curly parsley (chopped)
1/4 cup fresh mint (chopped (or you can use 2 tbsps. dried mint)

For the dressing:

2 garlic cloves (minced)
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon (juiced)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dried mint
2 tablespoons sumac {optional}
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses

Method

1
In a large bowl add the romaine, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, parsley and mint. Mix well.
2
In a mason jar or a salad dressing container combine the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper, mint, sumac and pomegranate molasses. Whisk until the dressing is well mixed and smooth.
3
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss until coated. Serve or refrigerate up to 3 days.

Notes

If you are going to store leftovers you might want to add more dressing to the salad before serving. I find that the dressing gets soaked into the salad after being in the fridge. You can add other ingredients to this like chickpeas, protein like grilled chicken, pita chips, crispy chickpeas, other vegetables like bell peppers or artichokes, olives or feta cheese