Saharan West African Peanut and Pineapple Soup

This sounds very adventurous, but you'll be glad you came along for the ride! It's absolutely tasty and all the flavors surprisingly go together and taste great!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 210 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup peanut butter
• ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• ¼ cup minced green onion
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ½ sweet onion, chopped
• 1 cup dried pineapple pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Soak dried pineapple in a bowl of water until softened, at least 30 minutes; drain.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir sweet onion, celery, and leek in hot oil until tender, about 4 minutes.

Step 3

Sprinkle curry powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt over the vegetables; stir to coat. Cook and stir until strongly fragrant, about 4 minutes more.

Step 4

Add peanut butter to the pot. Drain about half the juice from the tomatoes and discard; pour remaining tomatoes and juice into the pot. Cook until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes. Pour 3 cups water into the pot; add drained pineapple.

Step 5

Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer soup for 1 hour. Stir cream, green onion, and garlic into the soup.