Continuing our January theme: more delicious Frugal + Vegan action this week!

West African peanut stew – aka ‘maafe’ or ‘domoda’, depending on region – is super flavourful and rich. It was first served to me by my friend Kat who trained in West African dance (and is a total natural at it).  This version is fully plant based.  Recipe adapted from simple-veganista.com.

Sweet potatoes are in their high season. Order some as an extra for your veg box.

Variations:  If you don’t have enough sweet potato to hand, you could supplement with carrot and/or winter squash or pumpkin. In fact, just add some chopped carrots from the box anyway – carrot and peanut is a tasty combo. For the greens, try kale in winter, spinach in summer. Spring greens would also work well. Bump up the spice if you like. Add a tin of beans – e.g. black beans or black-eyed beans – for extra protein power, fibre and texture.

Serve with brown rice, ideally, but white is fine too.  Or naan-style bread.

Have you ever tried the organic ginger we stock at Regather? It’s superb. I might be biased, but it really is.