Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 400 gm canned ful medames (see note)
  • 800 gm canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed with a mortar and pestle with 1 tsp sea salt
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 ripe Roma tomato, cut into 5mm dice
  • 1 small red onion, finely diced 1 tbsp ground cumin, plus extra to serve
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin, plus extra to serve
  • 60 ml (1⁄4 cup) extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tbsp extra for drizzling
  • 2 tbsp shredded flat-leaf parsley
  • 6 small burrata (about 100gm each)
  • ½ tsp Turkish chilli flakes
  • ½ cup purslane or watercress leaves

Instruction

  • Heat ful medames, including liquid, and chickpeas in a saucepan over medium heat until hot, but not boiling. Stir in garlic mixture, lemon juice, tomato, onion and cumin, then lightly crush a quarter of the mixture with the back of a spoon to bind. Add oil, increase heat to medium-high and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
  • Transfer to a large shallow bowl and top with burrata. Sprinkle with extra cumin, chilli, purslane and 1 tsp sea salt and drizzle with oil to serve.