Ful Medames with Salsa Verde (Slow-cooked Broad Beans with Salsa Verde)
Servings: 4servings
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 15 minutesmins
Ingredients
Ful Medames
3cupsdried broad beans, cooked 2 cans of broad beans, washed and drained
1tspcumin powder
1tspcoriander powder
½tspblack pepper powder
salt
2tspgarlic, minced
1lemon, juiced
Salsa Verde
¼cupfresh mint, finely chopped
¼cupfresh coriander, finely chopped
¼cupfresh parsley, finely chopped
1green onion, finely chopped
1tomato
1red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
2tbspolive oil
2tbsplemon juice
salt
freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Combine the cooked fava beans and a cup of water in a medium-sized saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes. Once the mixture has reduced, mash the beans with a fork or the bottom of a cup.
Season with the cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder and salt; mix them together and leave to simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Add more water if mixture seems to have reduced slightly dry.
Before serving, mix in the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil. Serve in a bowl and add an additional drizzle of olive oil.
To prepare the salsa verde, combine the chopped mint, coriander, parsley, green onion, tomato, red chilli, olive oil and lemon juice, and season with salt and black pepper. Serve on the side with the ful medames.