Lenten Recipe: Fool (Egyptian Bean and Vegetable Soup)

Egyptian Bean and Vegetable Soup

1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 t cumin
1 ½ t paprika
pinch cayenne pepper
2 bay leaves
1 carrot diced for soup
1 fresh tomato chopped
4 c vegetable stock
2 c pink beans or cooked fava beans
½ c chopped fresh parsley
Juice of 2 lemons

Combine all ingredients and simmer at least 45 minutes. Can be left to simmer all day in a crock pot.