Fava Bean Salad (fool Meudane) Middle East, Palestine

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can fava beans
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1 small tomato (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a frying pan, add the olive oil and garlic, stir for a minute or so to bring out flavor.
• 2 peel the fava beans before adding them to the frying pan. this makes for a smoother dish.
• 3 add the lemon juice and salt. mix together and cover for a minute or two.
• 4 if you have a nice, ripe tomato, dice it small and add it to the frying pan. it gives a real nice flavor to the dish. if its not ripe, leave the tomato out.
• 5 cover and let simmer for 2-3 minutes, mixing occasionaly.
• 6 turn off the fire, and take a fork and smash all the ingredients together. you dont want to make it a smooth paste like hummous, but rather one with little "chunks" in it.
• 7 garnish with parsley and olive oil. this is normally served with pita bread. enjoy!