Fattoush Recipe (Lebanese Summer Salad) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Salad
    1 round lebanese bread or 1 other similar flat bread
    vegetable oil, for deep-frying
    2 lebanese cucumbers, finely diced (if very fresh, no need to peel)
    2 tomatoes, finely diced
    1/2 cup radish, finely diced
    1/2 red capsicum, finely diced (sweet red bell pepper)
    1/2 green capsicum, finely diced (sweet green bell pepper)
    4 spring onions, finely diced
    2 tablespoons of fresh mint, finely chopped
    1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
    Dressing
    1 lemon, juiced
    1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
    Deep-fry the Lebanese bread. or you can bake the bread in a medium oven for about 10 minutes - this will crisp up the bread.
    Drain the bread on kitchen paper abd then after it has cooled, break/crumple in your hands until it breaks into small pieces.
    Combine all of the salad ingredients and then toss with the dressing.
    For the dressing- combine the dressing ingredients and whisk together.
    This salad is best dressed just prior to serving.

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