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Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit (Vegan Green Broad Beans)

Published: Sep 29, 2020 · Modified: Jan 19, 2022 by Janelle Hama

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Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit is a popular Lebanese recipe of fresh green broad beans in a garlicky coriander and extra virgin olive oil sauce.

Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit Lebanese Green Broad Beans

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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪Cooking Instructions
  • 💭Recipe Tips
  • 💡Recipe Variations
  • ⏲️Cooking Time
  • ❓FAQ
  • Foul Bi Zeit (Green Broad Beans)

Every year without fail, mum grows broad beans aka fava beans in her garden. It's an abundant plant, harvesting is so much fun as we get several kilos from it.

I love being able to pick the fresh green broad beans straight from the plant and munching on them.

As you can see from the below video, the green fava beans were freshly harvested to make this Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit and transformed into a meal of garlicky & coriander green broad bean deliciousness.

My mum has been quite pleased with the fact that I am sharing recipes with the world, and she would like to join in on the fun.

So I agreed with her that every Friday we would cook together and I would share them via Plant Based Folk and all the attached social media.

This is the first recipe with her featuring in video.

Eating some foul akhdar bi zeit

Foul akhdar bi Zeit is a simple Lebanese meal and is also prepared across the mediterranean.

Foul is the arabic word for broad bean/fava bean. Akhdar translates to 'green' and bi zeit means 'in olive oil'. This green broad bean dish is accidentally vegan and gluten free.

Foul is pronounced as "fool" in English and may also be seen written in menus as 'ful'. In our Lebanese diet, foul is eaten both fresh and raw.

green broad bean shells

Let's learn how to cook green broad bean

🥘 Ingredients

  • 3 kg Fresh Green Broad Beans de-stringed and chopped
  • 2 large brown onions diced
  • 1½ head Garlic fresh and minced
  • 2 sml Red chilli Optional
  • 1 tbsp Ground Coriander
  • 1½ cups Fresh coriander chopped
  • 2 cups Olive oil* Extra virgin
  • 1 tbsp Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 2½ cups Water
Green Broad beans cut up
green broad beans ingrediens

🔪Cooking Instructions

Mise En Place

  • Step one - Measure out all ingredients

Preparing Green Broad Beans

  • Step two - Wash, de-string and cut green broad beans into bite sized pieces

Prepare all veggies

  • Step three - Peel and dice onion into small pieces
  • Step four - Peel and crush garlic
  • Step five - Wash and chop fresh coriander. Getting rid of the tougher stem section. Or measure out frozen chopped coriander.
  • Step six - Optional - finely chop red chilli

Cooking

Step seven - In a large pot, heat ½ cup EVOO over high heat and add chilli (optional)

Step eight - Add onion and garlic. Sweat until translucent

Step nine - Add in ½  cup EVOO

Step 10 - Stir onions and garlic thoroughly for about 10 minutes and then add another ½ cup EVOO. Repeat stirring and add remaining EVOO

Step 11 - Add (fresh or frozen) coriander (cilantro) and fry off about 10 minutes

Step 12 - Add ground coriander and salt & pepper and fry until golden brown

Step 13 - Add fresh green broad bean and water. Stir all contents through

Step 14 - Reduce heat to medium and allow broad bean to cook for about 50 minutes until wilted. Stir every 10-15 minutes.

Step 15 - Serve with juice from the bottom of the pot and Lebanese bread

💭Recipe Tips

Prepare the fresh broad beans right before you start cooking as the cut areas will turn black if prepared too in advanced. This is part of their bruising process.

De-stringing broad beans is important, as it's unpleasant eating bean string

If you like lemon, add a squeeze of lemon at the end when serving

💡Recipe Variations

Frozen green broad beans can be used instead

⏲️Cooking Time

There are two parts to cooking foul akhdar bi zeit

  • Sweating the onion, garlic and coriander - this takes about 15-20 minutes on high heat
  • Stewing the green broad beans - this takes approximately 50 minutes on low-medium heat
green broad beans in olive oil in a white plate

❓FAQ

Can you eat broad bean raw?

Yes, raw and fresh broad bean are a pale green colour and are sweet to eat

Can you eat broad bean pods?

Yes, these broad bean pods are sweet when eat raw. Broad bean pods can also be cooked.

Is broad bean the same as fava beans?

Yes, these are the same beans formally known as vicia faba. They have several other names such as faba beans, horse beans, bell bean and windsor bean.

If you are looking for a dry fava beans recipe, try my inviting and creamy foul moudamas.

Or another delicious Lebanese bean recipe is Loubieh Bi Zeit

Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit Lebanese Green Broad Beans

Foul Bi Zeit (Green Broad Beans)

Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit is a popular Lebanese recipe of fresh green broad beans in a garlicky coriander and extra virgin olive oil sauce.
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Course: main, side
Cuisine: Lebanese
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Janelle Hama

Ingredients

  • 3 kg Fresh Green Broad Beans de-stringed and chopped
  • 2 large brown onions diced
  • 1½ head Garlic fresh and minced
  • 2 sml Red chilli Optional
  • 1 tablespoon Ground Coriander
  • 1½ cups Fresh coriander chopped
  • 2 cups Olive oil Extra virgin
  • 1 tablespoon Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 2½ cups Water
Metric - US Customary
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Instructions

Preparing Green Broad Beans

  • Wash, de-string and cut green broad beans into bite sized pieces
    de string green broad beans

Prepare all veggies

  • Peel and dice onion into small pieces
  • Peel and crush garlic
  • Wash and chop fresh coriander. Getting rid of the tougher stem section. Or measure out frozen chopped coriander.
  • Optional - finely chop red chilli

Cooking

  • In a large pot, heat ½ cup EVOO over high heat and add chilli (optional)
  • Add onion and garlic. Sweat until translucent
  • Add in ½  cup EVOO
  • Stir onions and garlic thoroughly for about 10 minutes and then add another ½ cup EVOO. Repeat stirring and add remaining EVOO
  • Add (fresh or frozen) coriander (cilantro) and fry off about 10 minutes
  • Add ground coriander and salt & pepper and fry until golden brown
  • Add fresh green broad bean and water. Stir all contents through
  • Reduce heat to medium and allow broad bean to cook for about 50 minutes until wilted. Stir every 10-15 minutes.
  • Serve with juice from the bottom of the pot and Lebanese bread

Video


Equipment

pot

Nutrition

Serving: 2501 serving | Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1785mg | Potassium: 817mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 298IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 3mg

N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.


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  1. Emily

    October 02, 2020 at 11:46 am

    5 stars
    I love this simple green dish! I don't use coriander enough, even though it is one of my favorite flavors.

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      October 06, 2020 at 8:40 am

      Coriander is such a unique flavour and when combined with garlic - it makes any dish spectacular!

      Reply
  2. Sara

    October 02, 2020 at 10:09 am

    5 stars
    It is broad bean season in Australia right now and I can't wait to try this salad. My hubby loves broad beans but I'm always stuck on new ways to serve them up. Thank you so much!!!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      October 06, 2020 at 8:40 am

      Enjoy this new broad bean recipe Sara - 😀

      Reply
  3. Lizet Bowen

    October 02, 2020 at 10:06 am

    5 stars
    Wow! I just found your blog. I love reading and seeing all your Lebanese recipes. All mouthwatering. Can't wait to try a few.

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      October 06, 2020 at 8:41 am

      Thank you Lizet, you're very kind

      Reply
  4. Luci

    October 02, 2020 at 9:36 am

    5 stars
    Yum! I've been trying out Lebanese cuisine and I'm obsessed! I will definitely be making this dish next! It's a perfect way to enjoy broad beans!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      October 06, 2020 at 8:41 am

      Yay! You'll enjoy it Lucy!

      Reply
  5. Angela

    October 02, 2020 at 8:51 am

    5 stars
    I love broad beans! And all the garlic in this dish is spot on! Perfect healthy side dish. YUM!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      October 06, 2020 at 8:42 am

      It's fabulous as a side or in a wrap. Enjoy:)

      Reply
  6. Patty

    September 30, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    5 stars
    We love love love Lebanese cuisine, and this simple yet amazingly flavorable veggie dish is sure to be a huge hit for us!! Thanks for sharing your mum's recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      September 30, 2020 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks Patty - Lebanese cuisine is amazing!

      Reply
  7. Anita

    September 30, 2020 at 10:44 am

    5 stars
    This is such a simple and easy way to cook and enjoy fresh broad beans. Love it!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      September 30, 2020 at 11:22 am

      Thank you Anita, I couldn't agree more

      Reply
  8. Anjali

    September 30, 2020 at 10:22 am

    5 stars
    This was so easy to make and was the perfect side dish for our dinner tonight! Yum!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      September 30, 2020 at 10:25 am

      So good to read - it's a great side dish. I love eating it with a salad too 😀

      Reply
  9. Beth

    September 30, 2020 at 10:02 am

    5 stars
    Yummy! This looks so delicious and tasty! My husband is going to love this recipe!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      September 30, 2020 at 10:25 am

      Enjoy Beth! xx

      Reply
  10. Jeannette

    September 30, 2020 at 9:57 am

    5 stars
    Wow. Simple, easy and just INCREDIBLE. Love the garlic kick and spices to make this recipe all that much better! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • plantbasedfolk

      September 30, 2020 at 10:25 am

      The garlicky-ness is so good! 😀

      Reply

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