Pita Bread Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 pita bread, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 small cucumbers, peeled and chopped
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1 small head romaine lettuce, torn into pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350'. transfer the pitas to a baking sheet; bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and garlic; season with salt and pepper. stir in the cucumbers, tomatoes, bell pepper, scallions, parsley, mint and pitas. add the lettuce and toss.