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Kopto

Name: Kopto
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Niger
Ingredients: 2 bunches Spinach; 60g Peanuts; 1/2 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Boiled moringa leaves tossed with peanuts, onion, and chili — a Nigerien greens salad.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kopto means 'something tossed' in Hausa: boiled moringa leaves are tossed with crushed peanut cake, onion, chili, tomato, and oil. Moringa grows well in Niger, and its nutritious leaves are eaten every day. It's also sold by the roadside and at markets.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Nigerien market, green leaves, peanuts, and onion are tossed in a big bowl and sold in small dishes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Spinach 2 bunches
Peanuts 60g
Onion 1/2
Tomato 1
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Blanch the spinach, squeeze dry, and chop roughly.
Toast the peanuts and crush coarsely.
Thinly slice the onion, dice the tomato, and mince the chili.
Combine everything and toss with the oil and salt.
Serve in a bowl.

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