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Ful Medames (Fava Bean Dip)

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Category:     Appetizer

Description:
This is perfect recipe to prepare when you don't have a lot of time. I like it on top of cucumbers and radishes, as well as on toast or pita. It's a breakfast dish in Saudi Arabia and other Mideastern countries, but it makes a great appetizer, too.


General applicability:

Ful Medames (Fava Bean Dip)
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 cans or (3 cups reconstituted) small fava beans, rinsed and drained, boiled 5 to 7 minutes, rinsed again!
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne or red chili pepper (omit if not allowed!)
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup parsley or cilantro, chopped


How to make it:
  • Saute the onion and garlic in 2 to 3 teaspoons of olive oil in a large, non-stick skillet for about 4 minutes.
  • Stir in the fava beans, cumin, and red pepper.
  • Cook on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and mash the fava beans lightly, right in the skillet, until most of the beans are mashed.
  • Scoop into a serving bowl, and mix in the lemon juice, olive oil and parsley.
  • Garnish with chopped tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, or any veggies you like.
  • Serve with warm pita bread or toast.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:


Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Garlic
B
N
B
B
N
B
B
B
Parsley
B
B
B
B
N
B
B
B
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Cilantro
N
N
N
N
B
N
N
N
Cumin
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Peppers, Chili, Jalapeno
A
B
B
A
A
N
B
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance