CHICKEN FATTOUSH

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This healthy Middle Eastern salad topped with sumac-sprinkled pitta bread is a quick and easy lunch or supper

Provided by Miriam Nice

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

juice 2 lemons
2 tbsp olive oil
1 Cos lettuce , chopped
2 tomatoes , chopped into chunks
small pack flat-leaf parsley , chopped
½ cucumber , chopped into chunks
200g pack cooked chicken pieces (or leftover cooked chicken)
2 spring onions , sliced
2 pitta breads
1-2 tsp ground sumac

Steps:

Pour the lemon juice into a large bowl and whisk while you slowly add the oil. When all the oil has been added and the mixture starts to thicken, season.
Add the lettuce, tomatoes, parsley, cucumber, chicken pieces and spring onions, and stir well to coat the salad in the dressing.
Put the pitta breads in the toaster until crisp and golden, then chop into chunks. Scatter the toasted pitta pieces over the salad and sprinkle over the sumac. Serve straight away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium