Spring Green Fattoush

Name: Spring Green Fattoush
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6-8 as a starter or side
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 500g broad beans frozen or fresh; 1 cucumber; 3 wholemeal pitta breads; zest and juice 1 lemon; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp caster sugar; 20g bunch mint smaller leaves picked, rest very roughly chopped; 20g bunch flat-leaf parsley very roughly chopped; small bunch chives snipped; 170g feta cheese crumbled

4.55 (17)

⏱ 50 mins 🍽 Serves 6-8 as a starter or side 🌶 middle eastern ✅ Easy 🏷 Side dish

This elegant fattoush salad celebrates the fresh flavours of spring. It combines tender broad beans and crisp cucumber with a zesty lemon dressing, plenty of fresh herbs, pieces of toasted wholemeal pitta and crumbled feta cheese. It's a colourful and textured Middle Eastern dish ideal for a light lunch or as a side. Preparation takes around 50 minutes, resulting in a vibrant platter perfect for sharing.

Ingredients

500g broad beans frozen or fresh
1 cucumber
3 wholemeal pitta breads
zest and juice 1 lemon
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp caster sugar
20g bunch mint smaller leaves picked, rest very roughly chopped
20g bunch flat-leaf parsley very roughly chopped
small bunch chives snipped
170g feta cheese crumbled

Method

Prepare your ingredients. Bring a pan of water to a boil, add the broad beans and cook for 2-3 mins until just tender. Drain them, rinse under cold water to cool, then drain once more. Remove the beans from their skins, placing them in a large mixing bowl and discarding the skins. Cut the cucumber in half lengthways, use a teaspoon to scrape out the seeds, then slice it into half-moons and add to the bowl. Split the pitta breads to create 6 thin circles and toast them.
In a separate bowl, whisk the lemon zest and juice with the olive oil and caster sugar, seasoning generously. Pour this dressing over the beans and cucumber, add all the chopped herbs and toss to combine. Tear the toasted pitta into pieces and add them to the salad along with the crumbled feta cheese. Toss everything together very gently, using your hands if preferred, then transfer the salad to a platter for serving.