Spicy African Peanut Soup With Chickpeas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (24 ounce) jar tomato-based salsa
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup zucchini, diced
• 2/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• crushed peanuts (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan; saute onion until translucent. add sweet potato and garlic;cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add broth, rice, thyme and cumin; stir. bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender (18 to 20 minutes).
• 3 add salsa, garbanzos and zucchini; cook until zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes. add peanut butter; stir.
• 4 heat thoroughly, ladle into bowls and top with peanuts.
• 5 serve immediately.