Lebanese Recipes for Everyday Cooking
Lebanese Fattoush: The Sumac Bread Salad Worth Making at Home
Chopped vegetables, fresh herbs, a garlic lemon dressing and sumac-toasted bread on top. Here is how to make fattoush for six in about 30 minutes.
Beirut Spice Co (Levantine Foods LLC) · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Fattoush is one of the great salads of the world. TasteAtlas ranks it eighth in its top 100, and few dishes have inspired more writing. The idea is simple: a big bowl of chopped vegetables and herbs, a garlic and lemon dressing, and toasted bread on top for crunch.
Curated by Beirut Spice Co 10 cards Updated Oct 2026
A home cook's guide to Lebanese classics: fattoush, shakshouka, fatteh, muhammara, shawarma, kafta and more, with tips for weeknight and mezze tables.
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