Spinach Salad with Dates and Almonds

Ingredients:

4 cups spinach
1/3 cup medjool date pieces
1/2 cup red onion, sliced
salt
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 small pitas, torn into pieces
1/2 cup almonds, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon sumac
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon zatar (optional)

In a bowl, combine dates and red onions. Toss with salt and vinegar. Allow to marinate for 20 minutes and discard residual vinegar.

Meanwhile, toast pita and almonds on a frying pan in a little bit of olive oil until almonds are golden and bread is crisp. Remove from heat. Add sumac, red pepper flakes, and salt. Toss together and allow to cool.

To prepare dressing combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and zatar.

To assemble the salad toss spinach with date mixture, almond mixture, and dressing right before serving.