Bessara

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh fava beans
1 teaspoon oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 cup cilantro
salt and black pepper, to taste


Cook onion and garlic in the oil until softened.

Combine fava beans, onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a blender and puree until smooth, adding water as needed.

Garnish with fried onions and caraway seeds as well as a drizzle of olive oil, if desired.

Serve with Egyptian pita bread.

Fava Bean Spread

Ingredients:

2 cups fava beans
1 small clove garlic, minced
juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon vegan pesto sauce
red pepper
black pepper
salt

Blend all ingredients in a blender until mostly pureed.

Serve with warm toasted bread and drizzle with olive oil.