Vegetarian West African Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup roasted peanuts
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 6 cups sweet potatoes, peeled & cut in 1 " cubes
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans vegetable broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 sprig flat leaf parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make peanut butter, process peanuts in food processor about 2 minutes until smooth, scraping the bowl at least once.
• 2 in a dutch oven over medium heat, sauté onion in oil about 7 minutes until lightly browned.
• 3 add peanut butter plus sweet potato through tomatoes.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes until sweet potato is tender.
• 5 serve garnished with parsley.