Egyptian Fava Bean Salad Ww Recipes

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.

EGYPTIAN FAVA BEAN SALAD (WW)

Steps:

• Pare and seed cucumber; cut cucumber lengthwise into eighths; dice.
• In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
• Toss well and serve at room temperature or warm slightly.
• EACH SERVING (1 cup) PROVIDES: 3/4 Fat, 1 1/4 Vegetables, 1/4 Protein, 2 Breads, 10 Optional Calories.
• PER SERVING: 241 Calories, 12 g Protein, 9 g Fat, 32 g Carbohydrate, 33 mg Sodium, 0 mg Cholesterol, 8 g Dietary Fiber; 4 points.

MOROCCAN BROAD (FAVA) BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
• Meanwhile pod the beans, put beans into boiling water and boil for 2 mins.
• drain and refresh under cold running water.
• slip off and discard the outer skin of the bean.
• put beans into heavy pan with the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and paprika, cook gently over low heat for about 10 mins.
• season to taste with salt and pepper and leave to cool in the pan.
• tip beans into a serving bowl, scraping in all the juices from the pan, toss in the preserved lemon, coriander and olives.

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!

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).

EGYPTIAN FAVA BEAN SALAD (BAGULA)

Steps:

• 1. If using DRIED beans: Drain beans and place in a 4-qt. saucepan, cover with water by 2″, and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered and stirring occasionally, until tender, about 50 minutes. Note: You can also cook the beans in a crock pot or pressure cooker.
• 2. If using CANNED beans: Rinse beans well in a strainer. Set aside to drain.
• 3. Drain beans, and transfer to a bowl; add olive oil, parsley, dill, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper; let sit for 30 minutes to meld flavors before serving. Best flavor @ room temperature.

EGYPTIAN BROWN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• If using dried/soaked beans, place in a saucepan, cover with water and boil 10 minutes, then proceed. If using canned kidney beans, place in a saucepan, cover with water, and add thyme, bay, and onion. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer 10-15 minutes for canned, one hour for dried.
• Drain and discard the herbs and onion. Chill beans while you mix together remaining ingredients ("dressing"), except the egg and pickle.
• Stir "dressing", and pour over beans and toss lightly to coat.
• Gently fold in eggs and pickle, then serve.
• *We chilled this salad an hour more, then served.