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Fresh Fava Bean Soup, A Vegan Springtime Recipe

Somehow vegetables with short seasons excite the imagination and appetite more sharply than produce that’s available all year around. Good Middle Eastern cooks have many recipes for delicate fava beans, and this turmeric-fragrant soup is one.

Fresh fava (ful medames) beans for salads

Ful medames; ta'miyya; bissara -- fava beans have given rise to iconic dishes across the Middle East. Egyptian cuisine...