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.

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

I was inspired to make Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce after seeing it over on Global Table Adventure. 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 Spätzle with Sage and Speck
• Spinach and Walnut Pesto
• Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Lebanese Spinach Pies)

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• 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
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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 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes 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.