Egyptian Fool (Fava Beans) Traditional Breakfast Recipe

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Ingredients
8
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Nutrition
117
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (16 oz) can fava beans (you can find at any middle eastern store, maybe even like a trader joe's or organic store)
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 onion (small size and chopped- optional, if you don'tsp want to use just skip step number 1)

Directions:

  1. Chop up a small onion with a bit of oil and sauté in small pot until tender, remove from heat.
  2. Open can of fava beans and dump into pot, along with juices, do not drain.
  3. Take a potato smasher and smash up the fava beans. I leave a few whole, but basically smash up most of them.
  4. Add salt, ground cumin and cayenne pepper to your liking.
  5. Squeeze juice of lemon into pot.
  6. Add a splash of olive oil.
  7. Heat just to boil and then that's it.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 116.95 Kcal (490 kJ)
Calories from fat 96.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.72g 16%
Sodium 149.45mg 6%
Potassium 97.64mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.42g 2%
Sugars 2.21g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.67g 7%
Protein 1.11g 2%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 17%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 18mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 192.62 Kcal (806 kJ)
Calories from fat 158.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.66g 16%
Sodium 246.17mg 6%
Potassium 160.82mg 2%
Total Carbs 8.92g 2%
Sugars 3.63g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 7%
Protein 1.83g 2%
Vitamin C 16.6mg 17%
Iron 1.1mg 4%
Calcium 29.7mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.9
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

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