Love the combination of fresh salad with mint & parsley and a lemon dressing. Add sumac to bring it up to another level. Sumac is a spice available from a Mediterranean deli.

INGREDIENTS  

Serves 4

One head baby gem or romaine lettuce
10 baby tomatoes
4 small radish
1/4 english cucumber unpeeled
2 sticks celery
A bunch of flat leaf parsley
A bunch of mint
A handful of fresh baby peas
2 pita bread
2 tbls olive oil
1/2 tsp sumac
salt & pepper

DRESSING
Juice of a lemon
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp sumac
salt & pepper

METHOD
1. Wash lettuce and dry. Slice into 1/2 inch (1cm) slices.
2. Slice tomatoes in half.
3. Slice radish in half and then slice thinly.
4. Cube cucumber and slice celery.
5. Wash and dry parsley & mint. Remove stems and chop.
6. Place lettuce, tomatoes, radish, cucumber, parsley & mint and peas in a salad bowl.
7. Toast pita, split open and slice into wedges.
8. In a large frying pan heat olive oil and add pita chips with sumac, salt and pepper and toss till golden. Remove from heat and drain on absorbant paper.
9. Make dresssing by mixing lemon juice, olive oil, sumac, salt & pepper together till blended.
10. Just before serving add pita chips and dressing and mix through.