Ful Medames Arepa — Gluten-Free Egyptian Breakfast
Category: Breakfast | Ready in 12 minutes | Serves 1 adult or 2 kids | Naturally gluten-free
What You Need
- 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
- 1.5 cups canned fava beans (ful), drained
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tomato, diced
How to Make It
- Warm the fava beans with a splash of water over medium heat, mashing about half, 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cumin, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
- Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
- Spoon the ful over each arepa.
- Top with diced tomato and a generous drizzle of olive oil.
About This Recipe
Ful medames — slow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon and olive oil — is the breakfast of Egypt, eaten by everyone from farmers to office workers, scooped up with flatbread. It's been made the same way for thousands of years.
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