Vegetarian West African Soup

Serves: 8

Ingredients

* 2 cups onions, chopped

* 2 teaspoons olive oil

* 1/3 cup peanut butter

* 6 cups sweet potatoes (not yams), peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes

* 1 tablespoon ground cumin

* 1/4 teaspoon salt

* 1/2 teaspoon pepper

* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

* 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, undrained

* 2 (14 1.2 ounce) or 1 (32 ounce) cans low-sodium vegetable broth

* 1 (28 ounce) can diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained

Directions

1.Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan and sauté onions until they start to brown.

2.Stir in the rest of the ingredients then raise heat to bring to a boil.

3.Reduce heat to low then cover and let simmer for 45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are softened.
Source

* Vegetarian West African Soup from the Public Health Cookbook, Seattle & King County Department of Public Health — original source of recipe, government resource in the public domain