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Egyptian egg salad

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Egyptian egg salad

Name: Egyptian egg salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 lemon juiced; 1 tbsp tahini; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 red onion chopped; 3 large garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 400g can borlotti or fava beans juice reserved; 2 Little Gem lettuces cut into wedges; 2 tomatoes cut into wedges; sprinkling of dried chilli flakes and roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, optional

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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Give salad a shake-up with an Egyptian-inspired recipe that combines fava beans with egg and the rich flavours of tahini, garlic, lemon and cumin

Gluten-free

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 large eggs
1 lemon

juiced
1 tbsp tahini
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 red onion

chopped
3 large garlic cloves

finely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp cumin seeds
400g can borlotti or fava beans

juice reserved
2 Little Gem lettuces

cut into wedges
2 tomatoes

cut into wedges
sprinkling of dried chilli flakes

and roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, optional

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal260

low
fat12g

low
saturates2g
carbs17g
sugars7g
fibre10g
protein16g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Bring a pan of water to the boil, lower in the eggs and boil for 8 mins. Drain and run under the cold tap to cool them a little, then peel and halve. Meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp lemon juice and 3 tbsp water with the tahini to make a dressing.
step 2

Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic for 5 mins to soften them. Add the ground cumin and seeds, stir briefly then add the beans and lightly crush some of them as you heat them, adding some of the juice from the can to get a nice creamy consistency but keeping whole beans, too. Taste and add lemon juice and just a little seasoning if you need to.
step 3

Spoon the beans on to plates with the lettuce, then add the eggs and tomatoes, with the tahini dressing, chilli and parsley, if using.

RECIPE TIPS

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?

If you prefer your eggs hard-boiled, cook for an extra 2 mins.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2017

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