Fool Nabed (Fava bean soup)

Ingredients

• •2 cups of fava beans , washed
• •6 cups of water
• •1 t cumin
• •2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• •1/4 c olive oil
• •1/4 c lemon juice
• •2 Tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• •salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. 1Soak the fava beans over night in the 6 cups of water.
2. 2Drain the beans but reserve the water and set aside. Remove the skins from the beans and put them in a saucepan.
3. 3Measure the reserved soaking water and add enough to make six cups. Add this to the beans. Bring to a boil. Cover and lower heat to simmer 1 hour, until the beans are tender. Puree the beans in a blender. Return the bean puree to the saucepan, add remaining ingredients with exception of the parsley. Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook for another 5 minutes.