Ful Medames

Ingredients

• 2 cans fava beans (ful), with their liquid
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste with salt
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 red onion, finely diced
• Handful parsley, chopped
• Chilli flakes
• Flatbread, to serve

Before you cook

• Crush the garlic with a pinch of salt into a smooth paste, which stops it tasting harsh.
• Dice the tomato and onion small.

Steps

1. Warm the beans in their liquid in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
2. Mash about half of them against the side of the pan, leaving the rest whole for texture.
3. Stir in the garlic paste, cumin and half the lemon juice.
4. Loosen with a little hot water if it looks stiff.
5. Season with salt and taste, adding more lemon until it tastes bright.
6. Spread into a shallow bowl and pour the olive oil generously over the top.
7. Scatter over the tomato, red onion, parsley and chilli flakes.
8. Serve hot with flatbread for scooping.