Green Gazpacho, Miyan Taushé soup, and Hibiscus Refresher
Green Gazpacho is a cold soup prepared with cheap, locally sourced vegetables and herbs. It is the brainchild of the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Ketil Karlsen. He serves the soup in a bowl of ice as a tribute to the State of Sokoto, where ice blocks can now be bought at the local market thanks to solar panels installed by the EU in 2018 (for the benefit of local farmers, food processors, and others). The second soup presented here, Miyan Taushé, is native to Northern Nigeria. It is also known as pumpkin soup, but can be made without pumpkin. This pumpkin-less version was prepared by Nigerian Senator Binta Masi Garba. The dishes were prepared in an environmentally friendly way, in line with the EU’s clean energy policies.
- For the Green Gazpacho:
- One white fish fillet (50 g)
- one big handful each of Ugu (pumpkin)
- curry, and water leaves
- lemongrass
- 6 almonds
- nutmeg
- chili
- salt and pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 0.5 cup of coconut cream
- lemon
- juice of 1 beetroot
- plain gelatine powder
- cooking oil
- For Miyan Taushé:
- 1 kg assorted meat (beef or ram)
- 1 piece of smoked fish
- 1 cup blended groundnut (fresh or roasted)
- local nutmeg (ehuru)
- 1 chopped onion
- blended garlic and ginger
- pieces of ata rodo chili peppers
- 8 fresh tomatoes
- 8 red bell peppers
- 1 tbsp. palm oil (optional)
- 2 tbsp. ground crayfish
- mashed stock cubes (to taste)
- salt
- chopped sorrel leaves and spinach (small bunch)
- 3 spring onion heads
These recipes were kindly contributed by the EU Delegation to Nigeria. Ambassador Ketil Karlsen took the opportunity to invite Senator Binta Masi Garba, Chair of the Senate Committee on Women’s Affairs, to cook with him. Masi Garba, who represents the North-East State of Adamawa, is the only female senator from the 19 states of Northern Nigeria. Previously, she served three terms in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Nigeria’s bi-cameral National Assembly. She is also the first woman to chair the state chapter of a major political party in Nigeria.
Green Gazpacho is a cold soup prepared with cheap, locally sourced vegetables and herbs.
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