A recipe for Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce for #SundaySupper’s celebration of healthy green foods! Spinach is simmered with vegetables and peanut butter for a quick and flavorful meal.
#SundaySupper
With St. Patrick’s Day in a few days, #SundaySupper is getting together to celebrate healthy green foods. Christie of A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures is hosting this week and I am sharing a recipe for Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce.
Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce
This incredibly flavorful and healthy meal comes together quickly with only a handful of ingredients and a few minutes on the stove. I used spinach as the base, but other greens like kale, collards, turnip, or cassava will work nicely. After simmering on the stove until wilted, the greens are coated in a thick peanut sauce and served with rice.
The moisture from cooking the spinach created plenty of liquid for the sauce. If the mixture is a bit too dry, add a little more water with the peanut butter.
The spinach leaves I used were larger, so I roughly chopped them. If you use baby spinach or smaller greens, cutting may not be needed.
A few recipes I came across also included a little tomato paste or lemon juice.
Looking for more recipes with spinach?
Try my Spinach Spätzi with Sage and Speck, Irish Baked Eggs with Spinach, and Homemade Spinach Fettuccine.
Check out what everyone else made for the event:
Best Breakfasts
- Get Your Greens Smoothie by Hardly A Goddess
- Green Eggs and Ham by Feeding Big
- Southwest Breakfast Spinach Wrap by The Freshman Cook
Must Make Main Dishes
- Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce by Tara’s Multicultural Table
- Pan Roasted Cod on Spinach Basil Risotto with Lemon Butter Sauce by Positively Stacey
- Skinny Reuben Wraps with Homemade 1000 Island Dressing by For the Love of Food
Scrumptious Salads
- Brussels Sprout and Kale Salad by Pies and Plots
- Green Goddess Bibb Salad by Palatable Pastime
- Sesame Wedge Salad with Key Lime Vinaigrette & Pickled Green Tomatoes by Gourmet Everyday
- Shades of Green Salad by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Zucchini Carpaccio Salad by The Bitter Side of Sweet
Stunning Sides
- Colcannon by Wholistic Woman
- Green Goddess Dip by From the Bookshelf
- Grilled Cabbage with Spicy Lime Dressing by Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Miso Roasted Broccoli by Life Currents
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts by Books n’ Cooks
- Soy Glazed Sugar Snap Peas by Food Lust People Love
- Warm Brussels Sprout Slaw by Jersey Girl Cooks
Dreamy Desserts
- Matcha Mint Coconut Candy by My Life Cookbook
- Super Lime Bars by What Smells So Good?
Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce Recipe
Adapted from Global Table Adventures
Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 pound spinach leaves
- 1/4 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Ground cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, drizzle peanut oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened. Stir in the garlic, then the tomato. Cook until the tomato begins to soften and add the spinach. Cook, stirring often, until wilted.
- Mix in the peanut butter and cook until it melts into a sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Serve immediately with rice.
Tammi @ Momma's Meals
Sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it, two of my favorite things spinach and peanuts!
Christina | Christina's Cucina
i’ve never heard of this dish, but I think I’d really like it! love the fact that it’s healthy and nutritious, too!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
I’ve never heard of this dish before — the combination of spinach and peanut butter is so unusual. I’d love to give it a taste. I’m also digging the healthy green foods aspect of this post! How fun!
Brandi Crawford
I’ve never had this dish. Looks amazing!
Rae
Spinach and peanut butter?! Wow. I’ve never seen (or tried) that combination before. Interesting!
Sarah
This sounds mouth-watering delicious!! What an intriguing recipe…can’t wait to try!
Liz
What a gorgeous dish! I bet it tastes as good as it looks!!
Wendy Klik
I have a peanut stew scheduled for dinner on Friday and it sounds very similar to this dish. Glad someone tried it before I so I know that it not only sounds good but it is good.
Cindy's Recipes and Writings
I love everything peanut I’ve got to give this a try!
Lauren
Stuart would definitely want to to try this spinach.
Tara
Thanks everyone!