Herbivoracious and Middle Eastern Bread Salad

Herbivoracious is a delightful vegetarian cookbook by Michael Natkin. I made the delicious Middle Eastern bread salad from this cookbook.  

Herbivoracious Book Release party

A few weeks ago I attended a blogger book release party for Herbivoracious by Michael Natkin. It was at R2L  in Philadelphia. Everyone had a great view of the city, delicious vegetarian appetizers, and we all received a copy of this wonderful vegetarian cookbook. I was able to spend time with my wonderful foodie friends and best of all, we were able to meet Michael Natkin. As he says, "I Don’t Care if you are a Vegetarian, Omnivore, Carnivore, Vegan, Pescetarian, or Flexitarian!"  My personal opinion is that everyone will love this collection of recipes. I have been trying to make more meatless meals in our house and even my husband, the carnivore, has been happy with the recipes I have made out of this book.

The cookbook came at a great time. I definitely like being "an almost summer vegetarian" as the NJ bounty of fruits and veggies is plentiful. We have been having some hot weather this past week and salads have been my dinner choice more than once in the last few days.

Middle Eastern Bread Salad Recipe

So today, I am bringing you this Middle eastern bread salad that I have eaten about five times in the last few weeks. Michael Natkin suggests that you also add some feta cheese, chick peas or olives to the original recipe and that is exactly what I have done. If you enjoy it as much as I do, you might want to go out and get a copy of Herbivoracious. You just might be eating vegetarian all summer!

Want more vegetarian recipes? Why not try these other recipes on my blog:

1. Creamy Gnocchi with Pesto, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Peas
2. Broccoli and Roasted Red Pepper Quiche
3. Orange Banana Green Smoothie
4. Spinach Mushroom and Goat Cheese Frittata
5. Greek Quinoa Salad

RECIPE

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Middle Eastern Bread Salad

A delicious salad especially good in the summer!

Servings: 4

Calories: 83kcal

Author: Michael Natkin (from Herbivoracious)

Ingredients

• 1 pita bread toasted and broken into pieces
• 2 medium tomatoes diced
• half a peeled cucumber diced
• 2 TBS minced onion
• handful of cilantro leaves
• handful of mint leaves
• 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• 1 TBS lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
• fresh ground pepper to taste
• ground sumac for garnish

Instructions

• Make this within a few minutes of serving so pita does not become soggy. Combine the pita, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro, mint, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings. You might need a bit more oil, lemon juice, salt or pepper.
• Garnish with a pinch of sumac and serve.

Notes

Feel free to add fresh herbs, olives, chick peas, feta cheese or a dollop of thick yogurt to this salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 512IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

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