Salatet ballouta (acorn salad)

Instructions

1. Rinse the acorns and drop them into a pot of boiling salted water for 5 minutes to soften them and reduce their bitterness.
2. Drain them, let them cool, then cut them into quarters or slices.
3. Dice the tomatoes finely, thinly slice the spring onions and chop the mint.
4. Crush the garlic with a little salt, then mix it with the lemon juice, olive oil and sumac.
5. In a salad bowl, combine the acorns, tomatoes, spring onions and mint.
6. Pour over the dressing, toss gently and let it rest for 10 minutes.
7. Adjust the seasoning with salt and lemon, then serve fresh.