Ethiopian Groundnut Wat (stew)

You definitely will get out of your ‘comfort zone’ of cooking with this very flavorful stew from Ethiopia. Roasted veggies are slowly simmered in a thick and creamy sauce of almond butter and ‘exotic’ yet not hard to find spices. In fact, you probably already have most of them somewhere in the back of your spice cabinet!

1/2 head of cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
1 t olive oil
salt
1 t olive oil
1 onion, minced
2 carrots, peeled, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, cubed
1/2 c red lentils
1/4 t chili pepper
2 cardamom pods, or 1/2 t ground
1 stick cinnamon
1/2 t fresh ground pepper
3 whole cloves
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 c water
1/4 c almond butter
salt to taste
1/4 c chopped peanuts
2 scallions, chopped
2 c arugula
lemon juice
salt

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