Sumac, sumak or sumach is flowering plants in the genus Rhus from family Anacardiaceae. Sumac grow in subtropical climates, especially in Africa. The sumac fruits (drupes) are grounded into a reddish purple powder used as a spice in Middle Eastern cuisine to add a lemony taste to salads or meat. In Arabian cuisine, it is used as a garnish for hummus and added to rice or kebab.

Sumac: Prescius Spice !
I’ve been searching sumac all over around and end up with nothing but dissapointing. My Arab descent friend did’t known about it, even few of arabian ethic stores in Palembang didn’t notes that. Thanks God one of my fellow blogger friends, Tinsyam had sumac. She sent me a couple tablespoons of sumac and i can even wait to give it a try for my salad. My first verdict of sumac is lemony and tangy sour aftertaste, i guess sumac is not only suits for salad but also great with seafood. My next project is making sumac crusted tuna.
Today i make a sumac salad with a fusion of eastern and western ingredient. I use HOMEMADE DUCK PROSCIUTTO, back olives, cheese and truffle oil for western touch. To give a contrast, i used few asian ingredient like lotus root and CRISPY ENOKI MUSHROOM TEMPURA and blended it with Middle East spice Sumac. For a presentation purpose, i mix the sumac sala dressing after i did the photo session, but i still drizzled it with black truffle oil.
Ingredients:
Pasta, Spinach and Duck Prosciutto Recipe:
- 1 cup cooked pasta(fusili)
- 1 cup red spinach/amaranth leaves
- homemade duck prosciutto
- tomato, thinly sliced
- bell pepper, thinly sliced
- crispy enoki mushrooms tempura
- carrot
- raw peruvian sweet potato
- black olives (kalamata)
- garlic peanut
- shaved cheese
- lotus root, peeled and thinly sliced
Sumac Salad Dressing Recipe:
- 1/2 tsp sumac
- black truffle olive oli
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- a pinch od salt and pepper to taste
Instruction:
How to Make Spinach and Pasta Salad with Sumac Dressing:
- Mix all sumac salad dressing ingredient, set aside
- Toss all ingregient and adjust the taste
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Loving all these wonderful dishes you are making with your duck prosciutto.
🙂 Mandy
Mauuuuuu 😋
Apaan itu sumac ded? Aku tanya matt, dia jg gak tau
sumac itu spice dr arab mbak, bunga merah dgn rasa asam kayak lemon…
Aku juga nggak tau sumac yah.. pernah denger sih jenisnya tanaman poison ivy…
This is beautiful! I love lotus root. So colorful! I also love sumac. This is my kind of dish.
I actually had to look up sumac and guess what the plant is growing on my property! I have always wondered what it was, it is hardy, fast-growing and spreads easily by seed. Now I just have to learn to use it, this dish sounds great!
Beautiful salad! A feast for the eyes. Very informative post, thanks for sharing all the info about sumac.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Sorry I don’t write my posts in English anymore but there is a translation tool available.
Anything with duck prosciutto gets my attention. Looks delish!
Ha that is too funny we both did duck prosciutto. Love the rolled shaped of yours and nice salad. I have to get sumac, I think it is very Lebanese and Persian more than Arab.
Wow! All of these look fantastic!
🙂
I’ve never had duck prosciutto myself but I can just imagine how lovely it is…and paired with the zing of this salad, I bet the combo is unbeatable!
Bikin lapar saja melihat foto makanan di pagi hari
Beautiful and tasty pasta salad, especially with the duck prosciutto and the sumac…and the presentation as always gorgeous.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Looks so colorful and gorgeous! Love the idea of crispy tempura enoki! 🙂
ini salad paling keren yang ku lihat.. ada jamur enoki goreng pun, kuning gitu pake apa? safron?
sumaknya bisa ditabur ke sop kentang+wortel yang diblender.. enak banget.. juga sop kacang peas..
september nanti ada temen demo masakan arab.. ku pesen sumak lagi deh, ntar bagi dua sama dedy ya.. maren ke toko masakan arab kehabisan sumak..
Makasih mbak…..
ngak pake saffron mbak, saffron punyaku habis T_T
aku pake saiku bumbu ikan goreng…hehehe
kdengerannya enak ya sop pake sumac,
hehehe…..boleh2 mbak dibagi sumaknya*ngelunjak
ntar september kalu ada demo masak arab lagi ya..
tadi dong datang ke demo masak thai, eh goodiebagnya segambreng.. dan ku baru tahu ada kecap & saos mereknya AKU..
Klo ikut bgituan bayarnya brp mbak???
di palembang yg btituan jarang bgt…T_T
gratiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzz.. tapi tetep mereka jualan kog.. ku beli beberapa bumbu tapi goodiebagnya ya ampun segambreng..
nanti demo masak arab juga gratis, tapi bisa belanja bumbunya disana.. seringnya ku dapat gratis bumbu juga sih..
Mauuu..
mbak klo ada info bginian tlg kabarin ya…
aku lg hunting saffron sama truffle mushrooms mbak soalnya..hehehe
klo ada bumbu aneh dr arab kabrin via hp aja ya mbak, biar fast respons…..
truffle mushroom itu yang susah.. safron ku keabisan.. udah lama ga ada safron deh..
ntar di sms kalu ada demo ya.. tgl 8 masih kog demo thai di ranch market..
gampil bikinnya ternyata..
wow love the fusion of this and love that your wee neice is taking pictures like you
She learn quickly..hehehe
but i think my sister had some issue with that for sure..
This is a delicious salad, perfect for the warm days of summer!
Your gourmet salad sounds and looks way better than those at many 5 stars restaurants! I’m not familiar with sumac but from your description, it sounds wonderful and delicious. Hope I can track down some in my town. 🙂
btw, ga ikut masterchef aja ded? dikau platingnya keren oi..
Syarat dr bonyok hrs tamat dulu mbak…hehehe
T_T
Not just a feast for the mouth but as well with the eyes, look at that variety of ingredients in that plate