sweet potato & peanut soup

i have a bit of an on-again off-again relationship with peanut butter.  sometimes i go weeks without having any, and i won't have even the slightest craving for it.  but when it's on, it's on.  peanut butter toast, peanut butter cookies, peanut butter pie, late night spoonfuls straight from the jar and peanut butter dipping sauce on everything.  right now me & PB are on and most recently it was peanut butter soup.  or rather peanut butter IN my soup, because straight up peanut butter soup might be gross.  (or would it??)

i love this soup and like peanut butter, i enjoy it many ways; hunched over the stove spooning it from the pot, ladled over a bowl of wilted greens, paired with nutty brown rice or like i had it here straight up in a mug. 

cozy goodness.



sweet potato & peanut soup
2 tbsp oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 tbsp ginger, minced
2 cups sweet potato, cubed
2 cups no-chkn broth
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup chickpeas
1  tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

heat the oil in a large sauce pan and saute the onion until translucent, then add the ginger and cook another 2 minutes.  add the broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil.  reduce heat, cover & simmer 15 minutes.  ladle out 1/2 cup of the liquid in a bowl and whisk in the peanut butter until no clumps remain and then return the contents to the pot along with all remaining ingredients.  stir well and serve warm.