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Farmer's Market Fattoush

Ultratruffle Farmer's Market Fattoush Salad: Charleston Edition

A plant-based, healthy, delicious, salad topped with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, onion, rainbow chard, sea beans and toasted bread. Easily adaptable for your favorite, local, seasonally available vegetables.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup diced cucumber (remove seeds if desired)
  • 1/4 cup minced red or spring onion
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 10 leaves mint finely chopped
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp pomegranate molasses* (optional)
  • salt to taste
  • 4 stalks rainbow chard chopped
  • 1 tsp dried minced garlic
  • 1 tsp olive oil or vegetable broth
  • 1/3-1/2 cup sea beans*
  • 4 slices day old baguette or pita bread
  • 4 sprays olive oil for toasting bread

Method
 

  1. Combine cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, mint, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, pomegranate molasses and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Mix and place in refrigerator to marinate.
Rainbow Chard
  1. Heat olive oil or vegetable broth in a small pan. Add the rainbow chard and minced garlic. Cook 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Sea Beans (or asparagus/green beans)
  1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Boil sea beans for 30 seconds and immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water. If using green beans or asparagus, cook for 90 seconds and then transfer to a bowl of ice water.
Bread
  1. Lightly spray the bread with olive oil and toast in either air fryer, oven, or over gas flame. Dice into small pieces.
Salad Assembly
  1. Once the rainbow chard and sea beans (or green beans/asparagus) have cooled, add to the tomato mixture and stir. Taste and adjust seasonings.
  2. Serve fattoush over mixed greens. You can also add your favorite grain.
  3. Top salad with pieces of toasted bread.

Notes

*pomegranate molasses is optional. You could also substitute date syrup if desired.
*if you don't have access to sea beans substitute asparagus or fresh green beans