Wheatberry-fava bean salad (Salatet amah wa ful akhdar) from Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora (page 217) by Reem Assil

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  • Eat Your Books

    Can substitute farro for wheat berries; and soybeans or peas for fava beans.

  • EmilyR on April 21, 2022

    I used the wheat berries and fresh fava beans, which both have a lot of chewiness. I think this recipe could have benefited from a little more direction... the photo showed unshelled fava beans and there's the mention of later in the season they need boiled longer. Even so, I ended up shelling most of them, because it already felt like a very healthy fiber bomb of a meal. I think if I were to make this again, I would likely use bouillon or something to give more seasoning to the wheat berries. It's a beautiful dish, but could be rounded out with rotisserie chicken or something.

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