African peanut soup

African peanut soup

Quick, easy and nourishing, African peanut soup is a rich and filling soup made from basic ingredients. No sides are necessary as it is a complete meal-in-one.

African peanut soup originated in West Africa and is traditionally flavored with chili and/or curry.

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African peanut soup

Nourishing meal-in-one.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium-large onion, diced
• 1 medium-large sweet potato, scrubbed and cubed
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, finely diced or crushed
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• 1 16-ounce can diced tomato
• 1 16-ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and well-rinsed
• ⅓ cup peanut butter
• 4 cups water
• 5 ounces baby spinach
• ¾ cup salted peanuts

Instructions

1. Heat the oil and sauté the onion, sweet potato and pepper for 3–5 minutes.
2. Add the garlic, curry powder, ginger, salt and pepper, and mix until aromatic.
3. Add the tomato, garbanzo beans, peanut butter and water. Mix well and bring to the boil.
4. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15–20 minutes, until the sweet potato is cooked.
5. Add the spinach and peanuts, and heat through until the spinach is wilted.
6. Serve hot.

Notes

For a spicy variation, add 1 teaspoon of chili powder, a dash of cayenne pepper, and garnish with crushed red pepper flakes

The peanuts can be lightly toasted and used as a garnish instead of being added to the soup with the spinach.

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