Mediterranean plate

Get away from your everyday life with a typically Mediterranean plate. A plate of falafels accompanied by a Fattouche salad, what do you think?

Exotic enough to serve to your guests, but totally easy and quick for a weeknight dinner. The perfect balance! This is what this recipe offers you.

Falafel

Choose the spicy Mediterranean falafels from Sol Cuisine . Ready to cook, in the frozen foods section of La Moisson. You even have a traditional tahini sauce included! Follow the cooking directions on the bag.

Fattouchi salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
• 1/2 English cucumber, finely diced
• 3 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 romaine heart, finely torn
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
• Ingredients for the vinaigrette
• 2 cups chopped sumac, previously soaked for 10 minutes in 2 cups of lukewarm water
• 1 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup dried mint
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste

Pita chips

• 1 pita torn into bite-sized pieces
• 2 cups extra virgin olive oil
• Salty to taste

Preparation

For the salad, combine the vegetables in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together all the vinaigrette ingredients. Stir the vinaigrette into the salad a few minutes before serving.

For the pita chips, preheat the oven to 375F. Mix the pita pieces, oil and salt. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, taking care to turn them halfway through cooking. Add the chips to the salad or on the edge of the plate.

Don't forget the falafel!

Recipe from Sol Cuisine