A savory and refreshing salad that is perfect for a hearty lunch or light dinner. Always use a great quality extra virgin olive oil. We love Colavita!
This Israeli-Inspired recipe, combines all the elements of classic fattoush in one sheet pan meal.
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Sheet Pan Roasted Eggplant Fattoush
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 large eggplants trimmed and cut into 1-inch dice
- Kosher salt
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 stale pitas torn into bite-size pieces
- 2 pints grape tomatoes cut in half
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 4 cups salad greens
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1 cup diced cucumbers
- ½ cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
- ⅓ cup tahini
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves grated on microplane
- 2 teaspoons Jamie Geller Sumac
- 1 tablespoon Jamie Geller Za’atar
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss eggplant cubes with salt and place in a strainer. Allow to sit for 20 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
- Toss eggplant with evoo and pepper. Roast at 375°F on prepared sheet pan, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes until brown.
- Toss pita, tomatoes, and almonds with evoo and add to the eggplant pan. Continue roasting for another 15 minutes until bread is lightly toasted and tomatoes are beginning to wilt.Cool eggplant mixture.
- Toss eggplant mixture with salad greens, dates, cucumbers, and olives.
- Shake tahini, lemon zest and juice, evoo, garlic, sumac, za’atar, salt, and pepper in jar. (If your tahini is thick, add a few teaspoons of water.
- Toss salad with vinaigrette and serve on a platter or bowl.
both Sumac and Za’atar are available spices-if not in your local market, definitely in a Whole Foods type market and you can omit or use any kind of olives.
Sumac is another Middle Eastern spice that has a lemony flavor, you will love it. You can find many of these spices in kosher markets or easily online, even Amazon has them available kosher. The Kalamata olives give a really nice flavor but you don’t need to use them, make it your own.
This sounds so interesting, but I have a few questions:
What is sumac and where do I find it and Za’atar in the U. S.?
Do you have to use Kalamata olives?