Originally made with groundnuts, mafé is a traditional West African stew that was developed in Mali and spread to Senegal and Gambia during the colonial period. Laroot’s version fuses immunosupportive spices and herbs with French tomato, carrot, and cabbage. Its nutty creaminess derives from sunflower-seed butter—nonallergenic, and high in protein and omega-3s—instead of peanut. An herbaceous side of black-eyed peas seasoned with bay leaf, parsley, chive, cilantro, and shallot boosts the meal’s protein, vitamin, and antioxidant content.