Toasted Pita Bread With Vegetables And Herbs (fattoush)

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Vegetarian	Veg10	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Cucumber
		peeled/seeded/diced
		Salt
2		7 inch pita breads
3		Ripe tomatoes, chopped
1		Green pepper, diced
6		Scallions, including some
		of
		the green
		Finely chopped
1/3	c	Parsley, chopped
2	T	Cilantro, chopped
1	T	Mint, chopped
1/4	c	Extra-virgin olive oil
1		Lemon, juice of
1		Clove garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2	t	Ground sumac, if available

INSTRUCTIONS

Put the cucumber in a colander, toss with 1 tsp salt, and set aside to
drain. Preheat the oven to 350Ã¸F. Open the breads and bake them on a
sheet pan until crisp and light brown, about 10 minutes. Break them
into bite-sized pieces and set aside. Press the excess water out of
the cucumbers, then rinse quickly and blot dry. Put them in a bowl
with the rest of the vegetables and the herbs.  In a screw-top jar,
shake together the oil, lemon juice, garlic,  sumac, and 1/4 tsp salt.
Pour it over the salad, then toss well. Add  the bread, toss again, and
serve. Serves 4-6.  Per serving: 173 Calories (kcal); 14g Total Fat;
(67% calories from  fat); 3g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 0mg
Cholesterol; 20mg Sodium Food  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;
2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2  Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates  Recipe by:
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 72 Calories From Fat: 4 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 316.8mg Potassium: 382.9mg Carbohydrates: 15.3g Fiber: 2.5g Sugar: 4.1g Protein: 3g