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January 26, 2017 Breakfast

Ful Medames, Syrian Style (Arabic Bean Salad) [Vegan, GF]

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Ful medames is a traditional Middle-Eastern savory breakfast dish with fava beans! There are many ways to prepare it, but the Syrian style is as a bean salad with fresh tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, and sometimes tahini for extra creaminess. I love this style because it is refreshing, light, and perfect on its own or with warm pita bread.

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I always usually preferred savory breakfasts to sweet, and this is the perfect filling and simple breakfast option! It takes 15 minutes or less to prepare if you have canned chickpeas and fava beans on hand, and it is great to make in large portions for a Mediterranean brunch with friends or family.

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A typical Arabic breakfast consists of a spread of a variety of dishes, and of course, warm pita bread or baguette. On special occasions, for brunch, my family always serves a big plate of ful medames alongside hummus, fresh veggies, zaatar and olive oil, halawa for something sweet, and fresh bread.

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I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I do! Don’t forget to comment below if you try this recipe or tag your recreations on Instagram @zenanzaatar! ?

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Ful Medames, Syrian Style (Arabic Bean Salad) [Vegan, GF]
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Ful medames is a simple savory Middle-Eastern breakfast dish! The Syrian way of serving it is as a fava bean and chickpea salad with fresh tomatoes and parsley. Perfect with warm pita bread.
Author: Zena
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 15 oz. can chickpeas
  • 2 15 oz. can fava beans
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • ½ bunch parsley
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼-1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
Tahini sauce (optional)
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp water
Instructions
  1. Dice tomatoes. Remove stems from parsley stems and chop parsley leaves. Rinse and drain canned fava beans and chickpeas.
  2. Prepare tahini sauce in a small bowl if using. Adding this will make the dish a little creamier.
  3. Whisk tahini sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine. Taste and add salt as needed. Top with fresh chopped parsley and serve!
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  1. Wendy says

    April 5, 2018 at 6:54 am

    Quite yummy didn’t have Tahiti so used yogurt can’t wait to try with tahini

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    • Zena | Zena 'n Zaatar says

      April 25, 2018 at 10:31 am

      Great to know! Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
  2. Eric Gullicksen says

    June 21, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Thank you for specifying canned favas and showing the brand! Most are unaware that the “broad bean” we are accustomed to calling a fava is very different from the smaller, round fava bean North Africans and Levantines use for variations on this dish. The latter are completely unavailable here. Perhaps you know a source for seed beans, I would love to grow them.

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  3. Jacob says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:00 pm

    Amazing!

    Reply
  4. Alma says

    April 1, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    I think this is the best one I’ve tried yet. Thank you for sharing!

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