NIGERIAN VEGAN EGUSI SOUP
Vegan Egusi soup is a vegetarian friendly version of the typical egusi soup. Egusi soup is a West African dish made with a local melon seed and leafy green vegetables. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular soup in Nigeria. It is accepted to all, unlike many native soups that are only accepted by the natives.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine African, Nigerian
Ingredients
- 1 cup of ground Egusi (Melon) seeds
- 2 tablespoons of red palm oil.
- 2 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- A cup of fresh sliced spinach
- ½ cup of Uziza leaves (optional)
- 1 Vegetable stock cube
- ¼ teaspoon of Ogiri/ lru (locust beans)
- 1 cup of sliced Button Mushroom
- Salt to taste.
Directions
In a medium cooking pot, add 4 cups of water, bring to a boil.
Put in the ground egusi, palm oil, seasoning cube, pepper and salt to taste and leave on medium
Bring to boil, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking to pot.
When content becomes a thick broth, add your vegetables and mushrooms
Cook for a minute and serve