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Vegetarian West African Soup

Here's how you make Vegetarian West African Soup
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 78m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2/3 cup roasted peanuts
  • 2 teaspoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • 2 cups chopped yellow onions
  • 6 cups sweet potatoes (peeled & cut in 1-inch cubes)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cans (15 1/2 ounce each) garbanzo beans, drained (chickpeas)
  • 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans vegetable broth
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 sprig flat leaf parsley (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make peanut butter, process peanuts in food processor about 2 minutes until smooth, scraping the bowl at least once.

  • Step 2: In a Dutch oven over medium heat, sauté onion in oil about 7 minutes until lightly browned.Add peanut butter plus sweet potatoes, cumin, salt and pepper, chickpeas, broth and tomatoes.

  • Step 3: Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes until sweet potato is tender.

  • Step 4: Serve garnished with parsley.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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