Egyptian Fava Bean Salad Ww Food

EGYPTIAN FAVA BEAN DIP (FOUL MUDAMMES)

Steps:

• First, cook onion in vegetable oil until limp.
• Add garlic and cook a little.
• Add large chopped tomato and cook until it just starts breaking apart.
• Add spices and lemon juice and stir.
• Add fava beans and salt to taste.
• Leave on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• Put in blender and puree until smooth.
• Place in serving dish and drizzle generously with olive oil.
• Eat with Carol's pita bread (warm crusty french bread is good too).

FAVA BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine fava beans, chopped cucumber, tomato, olives, red onion, romaine, and parsley in a bowl.
• For the dressing, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, water, and the remainder of the spices in a lidded jar.
• Shake jar until dressing ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
• Pour dressing over salad and mix ingredients until well coated.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• Serve salad on top of extra romaine or butter lettuce leaves for an attractive presentation.
• Makes 4 main dish or 6 side-dish servings.
• Variations on a Theme: If fava beans are not available or not in season, substitute 2 cups cooked cannellini (white kidney) or Great Northern white beans in the recipe.

FOOL (OR FüL) MEDAMMES FAVA BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Sort and wash beans; place in a large saucepan. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain beans.
• Return beans to pan. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
• Place beans in a medium bowl. Stir in parsley and next 5 ingredients (parsley through garlic); toss gently. Sprinkle with egg.
• Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).

FOOLL MUDAMMES (FAVA BEAN EGYPTIAN BREAKFAST)(فول مدمس)

Steps:

• Heat oil, add onion and cook for about 4 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, spices and salt, cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add fava beans, and mash it on low heat.
• You can mash it finely or leave some fava beans whole.
• Cover and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Serve with pita bread.
• You can drizzle some olive oil, tahini, lemon, or a combination on it before serving.
• I like hot chili peppers as well.

EGYPTIAN FOOL (FAVA BEANS) TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Chop up a small onion with a bit of oil and sauté in small pot until tender, remove from heat.
• Open can of fava beans and dump into pot, along with juices, do not drain.
• Take a potato smasher and smash up the fava beans. I leave a few whole, but basically smash up most of them.
• Add salt, ground cumin and cayenne pepper to your liking.
• Squeeze juice of lemon into pot.
• Add a splash of olive oil.
• Heat just to boil and then that's it.
• Spoon some beans into a flat bowl, splash some oil on top of them. I like to add the following garnish, but you can leave garnish out and just eat that way they are just as yummy too.
• This is something I do sometimes to this dish as well-MY SPECIAL GARNISH. 1. Chop a few slices of red onion fine. 2. Chop a small (or half) green bell pepper finely. 3. Chop a handful of black olive slices finely. 4. Chop a small tomato finely. 5. A little bit of chopped parsley 6. Drizzle of tahina.
• Okay now you add all these finely chopped veggies around the bowl edge and finish off with a drizzle of tahina in middle of bowl. Looks beautiful! Then i mix all together and eat it mixed up!

FRESH FAVA BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Rinse Fava Beans and place in a large bowl
• 2. Chop Onion, Garlic, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Chili, and Celery and place in bowl.
• 3. Add Salt, Black Pepper, Vinegar, Oil.
• 4. Mix and Serve.