Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce

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. 

Sunday Supper

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 
• Homemade Spinach Fettuccine

Check out what everyone else made for the event:

Best Breakfasts

• Get Your Greens Smoothie by Hardly A Goddess
• 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

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Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce

A recipe for Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce! Spinach is simmered with vegetables and peanut butter for a quick and flavorful meal.

Course Main

Cuisine Gambian

Keyword Gambian, greens, peanut, peanut butter, spinach, tomato

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 Servings

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.