Lebanese Fattoush Salad With Grilled Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 inches whole wheat pita bread, split
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground sumac, divided (see note)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 large head romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 2 small salad cucumbers (peeled if desired) or 1 large cucumber, seeded and diced (peeled if desired)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh mint
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 to prepare salad:
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f
• 3 place pita halves rough-side up on a large baking sheet. brush with 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sumac.
• 4 bake until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes. when cool, break into bite-size pieces.
• 5 whisk lemon juice, salt, pepper and the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon sumac in a large bowl.
• 6 add lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, mint and the pita pieces; toss to coat. let stand for 15 minutes.
• 7 to prepare chicken:
• 8 meanwhile, preheat grill to medium-high. rub the chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 9 grill until no longer pink inside, 3 to 4 minutes per side. (alternatively, broil chicken 4 to 6 inches from the heat source for about 6 minutes per side.)
• 10 slice the chicken thinly and serve on top of the salad.
• 11 note:.
• 12 the tart berries of the sumac bush add another element to many middle eastern dishes. find them whole or ground in middle eastern markets or online at kalustyans.com or lebaneseproducts.com.
• 13 dietary exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 3 lean meat (1 carbohydrate serving).