HERBY BUTTER BEAN SALAD WITH CRISPY PITTA BREAD
If you don’t want teenagers, especially hungry boys, to turn up their noses at a salad, be sure to pack it full of carbohydrates to fill them up. This Lebanese-inspired salad includes both pitta bread and butter beans, which make a mellow counterpoint to the sharpness of the lemon juice, sumac (a citrus-flavoured crushed berry) and pomegranate seeds. Great for a summer picnic with grilled meats.
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Slice the pitta breads into strips and cut across them to make squares about 2 × 2cm. Heat a large heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Add a glug of oil and fry the cubes in a single layer (you might need to do this in batches) until dark golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and season with salt.
  2. Mix all the remaining ingredients together in a large serving bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season to taste. Toss in the pitta cubes, mix through and serve immediately.
HOW TO MAXIMISE LEMON JUICE
  1. To get the maximum amount of juice from a lemon or lime, roll it hard under your palm for a minute before juicing.