Gulf-Style Spiced Fava Bean Breakfast with Tomato and Cumin
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Ingredients
- 800 g tinned fava beans
- 3 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 14.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 29.2 g
- of which sugars
- 3.2 g
- Fat
- 14.8 g
- of which saturates
- 2.1 g
- Fibre
- 11 g
- Salt
- 1.51 g
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Method
- 1
Heat half the oil in a pan and fry the garlic and cumin for 1 minute, then add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add the fava beans with their liquid and simmer for 10 minutes, mashing roughly with a fork so the mixture is thick but still has texture.
- 3
Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
- 4
Spoon into bowls and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
- 5
Serve with flatbread.
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