Melon seed is more commonly known as egusi in Nigeria. And we use it to make a ‘soup’. West African soups are usually more like a thick vegetable casserole and eaten with some starchy food. It's also eaten with your fingers and that's the best way to actually enjoy it.
Traditionally most soups are made using palm oil but palm oil is full of saturated fats. To make the egusi soup healthier, I make a spicy tomato sauce which we call 'stew' and add the cooked egusi in followed by chopped spinach or ugwu. Ugwu is another vegetable that you'd probably only find in Africa. Fortunately for me I found a shop which stocks frozen ugwu.
The outcome? My brother had it when he came visiting and it was gone in seconds… that's all I can say
Egusi soup can also be eaten with rice if you don't fancy the more common 'fufu'.
Traditionally most soups are made using palm oil but palm oil is full of saturated fats. To make the egusi soup healthier, I make a spicy tomato sauce which we call 'stew' and add the cooked egusi in followed by chopped spinach or ugwu. Ugwu is another vegetable that you'd probably only find in Africa. Fortunately for me I found a shop which stocks frozen ugwu.
The outcome? My brother had it when he came visiting and it was gone in seconds… that's all I can say
Egusi soup can also be eaten with rice if you don't fancy the more common 'fufu'.