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A blue patterned bowl containing foul which is made of mashed fava beans topped with olive oil, minced parsley, hard boiled eggs, and Aleppo pepper.

Easy Foul Recipe Using Canned Fava Beans

Grace Stewart
Foul medames, or foul for short, is a breakfast staple throughout the Middle East. Made with fava beans, it's a protein rich and delicious dish flavored with garlic, lemon juice and other seasonings. This recipe uses canned beans and is super easy to make!
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine egyptian, Middle East
Servings 3 people
Calories 103 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 small saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can fava beans ready to eat
  • ¼ cup water
  • 6 cloves garlic crushed (can adjust the amount of garlic to suit your tastes)
  • ¼ ts salt plus additional to taste
  • ¼ ts pepper plus additional to taste
  • 1 lemon ½ of the lemon should be juiced, the other ½ cut into wedges
  • ¼ ts cumin
  • 1.5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil I recommend adding as much olive oil as you like actually!

Garnishes

  • ½ tablespoon parsley minced
  • Aleppo pepper optional garnish, to taste
  • 1 egg hard boiled and cut in half

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the canned beans and then place in a saucepan along with ¼ cup of water. Place this on a medium heat on your stove. Mash the beans with a potato masher. If you like a bit of texture you can leave some whole, and mash the rest.
    Fava beans in a saucepan with a potato masher mashing some of the beans.
  • Now add crushed garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and the juice of ½ of a lemon. Mix well. Continue to heat until nicely warmed through, around 3-4 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
    Mashed fava beans in a saucepan with crushed garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and lemon juice. There is a blue spoon in the mashed beans.
  • Place the mixture in a serving dish. Garnish with minced parsley, halved hard boiled eggs, and a bit of Aleppo pepper if desired. Now have fun pouring loads of the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil over your foul!
    A blue patterned bowl containing foul which is made of mashed fava beans topped with olive oil, minced parsley, hard boiled eggs, and Aleppo pepper. There is a piece of pita bread dipped into the fava beans.
  • Serve with extra wedges of lemon, so that each person can add additional lemon juice if they like. Enjoy with pita bread, and your choice of veggies if desired!
    A blue patterned bowl containing foul which is made of mashed fava beans topped with olive oil, minced parsley, hard boiled eggs, and Aleppo pepper. There is a white plate in the background with sliced cucumber, pita bread, and lemon wedges.

Notes

Serve this foul with extra wedges of lemon, so that each person can add additional lemon juice if they like.
This makes for a delicious and hearty breakfast, as well as a wonderful side dish!  Enjoy with pita bread, and your choice of veggies.  Some suggested veggies include sliced cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions, or very thinly sliced onions. 
Enjoy! 

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 218mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
Keyword fava beans, foul, foul medames, ful medames
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