Peanut soup (also known as groundnut soup) is a dish with variations enjoyed throughout West Africa. If you have yet to try this unique and wonderful combination of peanuts with tomatoes and spices, then you’re in for a treat! As a bonus, I offer a tested nut-free spin on this dish for those with tree nut allergies.

Over a decade ago now, I lived in Ghana. (It was a complicated experience). The foods I still dream about are the peanut stew, fufu (pounded potato) and the creamy beans with fried plantains. I’ll probably spend the rest of my life trying to recreate those beans, but I’m happy with the vegan peanut soup recipe that I managed to synthesize stateside. It brings back happy memories of enjoying dinner around the table with my Ghanaian family. The peanut soup recipe that you see here today isn’t something I’d claim you would find in Africa, since I’ve made lots of modifications to accommodate ingredients that are easily available here in the USA, to make the soup vegan, and to simplify the preparation (I figured most of you don’t want to get out a blender or mortar and pestle).
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