African Peanut Soup

Prep Time:

30 minutes

Number of Servings:

Recipe Source:

From The 30 Minute Vegan: Soup’s On! by Mark Reinfeld ($17.99, Da Capo Press, 2013)

Ingredients

3 cups low-sodium vegetable stock or water
2 (15-oz) cans unsweetened coconut milk
1 c diced yellow onion
¹⁄₂ c diced celery
4 large garlic cloves, pressed or minced
1 tsp seeded and diced hot chile pepper
4 c chopped sweet potato (¹⁄₂-inch pieces)
1 ¹⁄₂ c chopped tomato (¹⁄₂-inch pieces), or 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
2 tsp sea salt, or to taste
¹⁄₄ tsp ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp wheat-free tamari or other soy sauce (optional)
1 Tbsp Berbere spice mix*, optional
³⁄₄ c creamy or crunchy peanut butter
2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro
¹⁄₂ c roasted unsalted peanuts, for garnish

Directions

Place stock in a 3-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add all remaining ingredients, except peanut butter, cilantro, and peanuts, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove about 1 cup of liquid and place it into a small bowl. Add peanut butter and stir until creamy. Return mixture to pot, stir well, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add cilantro, stir well, and garnish with peanuts before serving.
Variations: You can sauté the onion, celery, and garlic in 1 tablespoon of oil before adding the vegetable stock. Replace the peanut butter with almond butter or other nut butter. For a lighter soup, replace one can of coconut milk with an equivalent amount of vegetable stock or water. Add 2 cups of chopped spinach, chard, or kale once the peanut butter is added.

Notes

Add the vegetables as you chop them, to fit this dish into a 30-minute time frame. Serve over quinoa or rice.

*Berbere is a spice blend that consists of up to 10 different spices common to Ethiopian cuisine. You can make your own by combining the following ingredients in a bowl and mixing well: 2 teaspoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of dried ginger, 1 teaspoon of ground coriander, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of ground allspice, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of ground cinnamon, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of fenugreek, ¹⁄₄ teaspoon of ground nutmeg, ¹⁄₄ teaspoon of ground cloves, and ¹⁄₄ teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

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