Foul Mudammas (Egyptian Fava Beans)

Ingredients

• Fava beans

  In pod, raw

  14 oz or 397g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ½ cup or 118g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, ground or 3g

• Peppers

  Hot chile, sun-dried

  2 pepper or 1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  100g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  100g

• Parsley

  Raw

  1 cup or 60g

• Tomatoes

  Green, raw

  1 medium or 123g

• Bread

  Salvadoran sweet cheese (quesadilla salvadorena)

  100g

• Tomatoes

  Green, raw

  1 medium or 123g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  1 medium or 201g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  1 medium or 15g

• Olives

  Pickled, canned or bottled, green

  1 olive or 3g

Directions

1. In a cast iron skillet or saucepan, add the fava beans and 1/2 cup water. Warm over medium-high heat. Season with kosher salt and cumin. Use a potato masher or fork to mash the fava beans.
2. In a morter and pestle, add the hot peppers and garlic. Smash. Add in juice of one lemon and stir to combine.
3. Pour the garlic and hot pepper sauce over the fava beans. Add a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Top with chopped parsley, diced tomatoes, and a few slices of hot peppers, if you like.
4. Serve with pita bread, sliced veggies and olives.
5. Recipe by: Suzy Karadsheh (source: https://www.themediterraneandish.com/foul-mudammas-recipe/)