Ful Medames-Style Fava Bean Bowl with Tomato, Chilli and Tahini
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Ingredients
- 800 g tinned fava beans
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 3 tomatoes, finely diced
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 354 kcal
- Protein
- 16.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 31 g
- of which sugars
- 3.9 g
- Fat
- 15.6 g
- of which saturates
- 2.2 g
- Fibre
- 13 g
- Salt
- 1.52 g
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Method
- 1
Warm the fava beans in a saucepan with the garlic and ground cumin for 8-10 minutes, lightly mashing some of the beans with a fork.
- 2
Stir in half the lemon juice and half the olive oil.
- 3
Mix the tahini with the remaining lemon juice and a splash of water until smooth and pourable.
- 4
Spoon the beans into bowls, top with the diced tomatoes and chilli, and drizzle with the tahini sauce and remaining olive oil.
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