G-Nut Special Sauce and Sweet Potatoes
Vegetarian Times Issue: October 1, 2006 p.70
Vegan 30 minutes or fewer
In Uganda, peanuts (or “g-nuts,” short for groundnuts) are featured in many meals, including this sweet potato dish with a luxuriously creamy sauce. Lauren Baker based her g-nut sauce on a delicious but laborious recipe from a Ugandan friend. “His sauce involved grinding peanuts, then boiling green peppers and tomatoes into a pulp with the nuts,” she says. She experimented after returning to the US and gradually adapted the recipe into this time-saving version that gets its flavor from tomato paste and peanut butter. Honorable Mention, 2006 recipe contest.
Directions
- To make G-Nut Special Sauce: Combine broth, peanut butter, tomato paste, lemon juice and garlic in small pan, and simmer over low heat 1 to 2 minutes.
- Poke holes all over sweet potatoes with fork. Microwave on high 7 to 10 minutes, or until soft; let cool in microwave.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion 4 minutes, or until beginning to brown. Add chickpeas, and sauté 2 minutes more. Stir in spinach, reduce heat to low, and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, or until spinach is wilted.
- Scoop sweet potato flesh into bowl, and mash with cumin, lemon juice, salt and turmeric.
- Ladle sweet potato mixture into two bowls. Top with chickpea-spinach mixture, and cover with G-Nut Special Sauce. Garnish with peanuts, and serve warm.
ingredient list
Serves 2
- G-Nut Special Sauce
- 1/2 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- 2 1/2 Tbs. smooth peanut butter
- 2 tsp. tomato paste
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced (about 1 tsp.)
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- Sweet Potatoes
- 2 medium-size sweet potatoes
- 2 tsp. peanut oil
- 1 medium-size onion, minced (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 5-oz. pkg. fresh spinach
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. turmeric
- 1/4 cup roasted, salted peanuts
Nutritional Information
Per SERVING:
| Calories |
475 |
| Protein |
16g |
| Total Fat |
19g |
| Saturated Fat |
3g |
| Carbs |
60g |
| Sodium |
804mg |
| Fiber |
14g |
| Sugar |
18g |
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