Broad Bean And Tuna Dip

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 8 ounces skinned and split dried fava beans (broad beans)
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (200 g) can tuna in vegetable oil
• 1/2 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 soak the dried broad beans overnight, then drain.
• 2 put the broad beans, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 1 litre of fresh water into a medium saucepan.
• 3 bring gently to the boil, then cover and simmer until the beans are tender, about 50 minutes.
• 4 drain the beans, retaining the water.
• 5 put the beans and garlic into a food processor.
• 6 add salt, cumin, paprika and cayenne and half the rest of the oil.
• 7 process, adding additional oil and/or water to suit your taste preference.
• 8 (you can stop the recipe at this point and serve the puree cold as a dip or hot as a side dish, or continue on….).
• 9 drain the oil from the tuna and add the fish to the processor.
• 10 add lemon juice to your taste.
• 11 serve cold as a dip.