Levantine cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Ful Medames

Warm fava beans with lemon, garlic and olive oil – the Levantine breakfast that leaves you full and happy.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 2 cans fava beans/ful (400 g each)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 lemons
• 1 tsp cumin
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tomatoes
• 1/2 bunch parsley
• Salt
• Chili flakes (optional)

Instructions

1. Gently heat the beans with their liquid in a pot for 10 min.
2. Roughly mash about a third of the beans with a fork – this makes the ful nicely creamy.
3. Stir in the pressed garlic, lemon juice, cumin and salt.
4. Finely dice the tomatoes and chop the parsley.
5. Spoon the ful into deep bowls and drizzle generously with olive oil.
6. Sprinkle with tomatoes, parsley and chili flakes to taste – scoop it up with warm flatbread instead of a spoon.