Bean Dip Recipe + Foul Medammes (Spicy Fava Bean Dip)

Warm spicy fava bean dip; drizzle with additional olive oil to serve.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can fava beans, drained
• lemon, juiced
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ⅓ cup tahini
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; saute onion, tomato, and garlic until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir fava beans, lemon juice, cumin, and turmeric into onion mixture; cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir tahini into fava bean mixture and cook until warmed, 2 to 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
2. Pour fava bean mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

Nutrition Facts

• calories270.8
• carbohydrateContent22.9 g
• fatContent18.1 g
• fiberContent7.9 g
• proteinContent10.9 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent484.6 mg
• sugarContent1.6 g