Middle Eastern · Dinner
Green Fava Bean and Lentil Bowl
Lentil Foul Akhdar Bowl
Levantine bowl of green fava beans and lentils simmered with cumin and garlic, finished with a tahini-lemon sauce, charred tomato, and crisp pita over bulgur.
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10 minsPrep
20 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
542Calories
22gProtein
22gFat
62gCarbs
8gSugar
12gFiber
725mgSodium
0mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Rinse and pick over 120g brown lentils. Dice 120g onion and 200g tomato finely. Mince 3 garlic cloves and grate 3 garlic cloves separately. Chop 20g parsley and dice 40g red onion. Tear 30g pita into 2cm pieces. Whisk tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, and 0.5 tsp salt; thin with cold water until sauce drips slowly off a spoon.
2
Boil
Bring lentils, 600ml cold water, 2 bay leaves, and 0.5 tsp salt to a boil over high heat. Lower to medium, simmer uncovered 10 minutes until lentils are just tender. Add 360g fava beans, simmer 4 minutes until bright green and softened. Drain, reserve 120ml cooking liquid, discard bay leaves.
3
Bake
Heat oven to 200C (390F). Toss torn pita with 2 tsp olive oil, spread on a tray, bake 6 minutes until evenly deep golden and crisp. Set aside.
4
Build
While lentils cook, combine 100g bulgur, 240ml hot water, and 0.5 tsp salt in a bowl, cover with a plate, rest 12 minutes until water absorbs. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high 1 minute. Add diced onion, cook 4 minutes until softened.
5
Saute
Stir grated garlic, cumin, coriander, and Aleppo pepper into onion, toast 30 seconds. Add diced tomato and 0.5 tsp salt, simmer 3 minutes until softened. Stir in drained lentils and fava beans with reserved 120ml liquid, cook 3 minutes until coated.
6
Plate
Fluff bulgur with a fork. Spoon tahini-lemon sauce across bowl bases, mound bulgur over to coat, ladle foul akhdar on top. Scatter crisp pita and herb-onion finish. Toss parsley, red onion, 1 tsp lemon juice, and sumac together, scatter over. Serve with lemon wedges alongside.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 360g (12.7 oz) green fava beans
- 120g (4.2 oz) brown lentils
- 600ml (2 1/2 cup) cold water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 40ml (2.7 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil
- 120g (4.2 oz) yellow onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 200g (7.1 oz) ripe tomato
- 100g (3.5 oz) coarse bulgur
- 240ml (1 cup) hot water
- 1 small pita bread
- 60g (2.1 oz) tahini
- 30ml (2 tbsp) lemon juice
- 60ml (1/4 cup) cold water
- 20g (small handful) flat-leaf parsley
- 40g (1.4 oz) red onion
- 2 lemon wedges