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Read about fava beans in the BrightCulinary Book
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- ⅓ cup tomatoes
- ⅓ cup cucumbers
- ⅓ cup red onion
Combine a third of a cup each of tomatoes, cucumbers and red onion.
- parsley
- 1 whole lemon
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Add parsley, the juice of one lemon, about an equal part olive oil, a big pinch of salt and a few twists of pepper and mix.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion
Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucier and sweat the finely minced onion until translucent around the edges.
- 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- garlic
Add the Aleppo pepper, ground cumin and garlic and give them a little dry heat.
- ½ cup tomatoes
- 2 can fava beans
- ½ cup water
Add the finely chopped tomatoes, the drained and rinsed fava beans and about half a cup of water, and mash to a refried bean texture.
- ½ whole lime
Cook 15 to 20 minutes to let the flavours meld and the beans soften, adding lime juice to taste, starting with the juice of half a lime.
- flatbread
Pile up the ful, top with the marinated tomato salad and serve with toasted flatbread.