Peanut Butter & Butternut Mash (Nhopi)

Sasha Martin of globaltableadventure.com writes: “In this southern African country, gourds are served up in fun and
fresh ways. In my wildest dreams I never considered putting peanut butter with butternut squash. But my goodness…
it works! The combination of butternut squash and peanut butter is ridiculously good. And vegan! The flavor
is like a ghost of peanut butter, with a cheery sprinkling of salt, on the sweet squash.
It’s the perfect sweet/salty combo.” https://globaltableadventure.com/recipe/zimbabwean-pumpkin-squash/
Serves 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, or to taste (natural
• preferred)
• warm water, to thin as needed (optional)
• salt or sugar
• Garnish: crushed peanuts, as desired

Directions

1. Peel, cube and steam butternut squash for about 30 minutes. Be sure to cook it until extremely tender, to ensure
   a smooth mash (take it from me, if you rush the cooking process, you can end up with lumpy squash).
2. Mash the peanut butter into the squash directly with a little salt or sugar. To get a silky smooth texture, use an
   immersion blender.
3. Top with crushed peanuts.

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