Fava Bean and Potato Soup (No Added Fat)
I enjoy fava beans but don't find it easy to remove the skins when I cook them . I was recently in a Lebanese restaurant, Neomonde , and found split fava beans, both large and, what I bought, small. I found an appealing sounding fava bean recipe , which inspired me for a soup I made with four times as much water as beans. Here is what I did. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups dry small split fava beans, rinsed, soaked overnight, and rinsed again (it ended up being about 2 1/2 cups) 8 cups water (the recipe I referred to used a 1:4 ratio to water, but it wasn't clear if they soaked the beans, so I decided to go with between 6-10 cups and used 7 cups) 1 1/2 cups (about half of a large 28 ounce can) canned chopped or diced tomatoes 3 1/4 cups Yukon Gold potatoes cut into approximately 1/2" cubes (4 medium potatoes) 1 1/2 cups (about 3 medium) carrots cut into large 3/4" chunks 2 cloves garlic, finely (1/8") minced 1/4 t turmeric 1/4 t freshly ground black pepper 1/2 t cumin see...