African Peanut Soup Recipe | Cookbook | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, grated or minced
• 1 Serrano chili, diced (for less spice add the whole chili, uncutwhen adding the broth and then remove before serving)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups yams, cubed
• 1 can of garbanzos or 1 1/2 cups, drained
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup diced tomatoes (canned or fresh)
• 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken stock
• 1/2-1 cup creamy natural peanut butter-no sugar added (crunchy is fine too if you like more texture) see notes
• 1- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 lb spinach (or a mix of baby kale and spinach is nice)
• Garnish: Cilantro, crushed peanuts, red pepper flakes