A meal plan

Nigerian meal plan for the week.

19 nigerian recipes, planned as fine dining at home: breakfast, lunch with a side and a tasting menu dinner, with one shopping list by aisle and a prep plan.

Breakfast, lunch with a side and a tasting menu dinner, every day
One shopping list by aisle, added up for your table
Swap any dish, and leave out any of the 14 allergens

Plan my nigerian week Change the choices first

Breakfast

AI-generated photograph: Golden round akara fritters stacked on a small matte cream plate, one broken open to show the fluffy pale inside flecked with red chilli

Akara bean fritters

Nigerian · 50 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: Two neat stacked rounds of ivory boiled yam on a matte terracotta plate beside a soft mound of golden scrambled egg flecked with red tomato and pepper, a sprig of thyme on top

Boiled yam with tomato egg sauce

Nigerian · 40 minutes · serves 4

Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

Lunch

AI-generated photograph: Clear amber pepper soup in a deep white bowl with chunks of white fish, torn green basil and a lime wedge on the rim

Nigerian fish pepper soup

Nigerian · 30 minutes · serves 4

Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: Golden orange yam pottage in a wide shallow black bowl, soft chunks of yam in a thick glossy sauce, a ribbon of dark green spinach through the middle

Asaro, yam pottage with spinach

Nigerian · 50 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

Dinner mains

Nigerian party jollof rice

Nigerian · 1 hour 35 minutes · serves 6

AI-generated photograph: Egusi soup in a wide white bowl, golden curds and deep green spinach in a red palm oil sauce, with a smooth dome of pounded yam on a small matte plate beside it

Egusi soup with spinach and mushrooms

Nigerian · 1 hour · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: Green ayamase stew in a shallow black bowl with halved boiled eggs on top, beside a small matte plate of brown ofada rice

Ayamase green pepper stew with eggs

Nigerian · 1 hour 5 minutes · serves 4

Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: Suya spiced chicken thighs, deep russet with a dusting of spice, on a matte charcoal plate with charred sweet potato and red pepper, a fan of sliced tomato, red onion and shredded cabbage, and a wedge of lime

Suya spiced chicken traybake

Nigerian · 1 hour · serves 4

Gluten free
Dairy free

Starters and soups

AI-generated photograph: A small deep black bowl of clear amber pepper soup with sliced chestnut mushrooms and pale yam cubes, torn green basil leaves floating on top, set on a slate tile

Mushroom and yam pepper soup

Nigerian · 35 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

Sides

AI-generated photograph: Glossy slanted slices of caramelised fried plantain fanned in a neat overlapping arc on a matte white plate, edges deep amber, a few flakes of sea salt on top

Dodo, golden fried ripe plantain

Nigerian · 20 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: A smooth dome of ivory pounded yam on a small deep celadon plate, its surface glossy and unbroken, beside a dark bowl of green soup just in frame

Smooth pounded yam from yam flour

Nigerian · 12 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: A neat golden yellow ball of eba with a smooth satin surface on a small round black stoneware plate, shaped with a light swirl on top

Eba, a soft gari swallow

Nigerian · 10 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: A tall loose pile of fine white cabbage, lettuce and grated carrot on a wide shallow white bowl, bright stripes of yellow sweetcorn and orange baked beans across the top, red tomato wedges around the rim

Nigerian salad with sweetcorn, beans and lime

Nigerian · 20 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: A neat cylinder of pale ivory coconut rice on a wide matte sand coloured plate, a sprig of fresh thyme and a single bay leaf laid on top

Coconut rice with thyme and bay

Nigerian · 30 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free

Desserts

AI-generated photograph: Golden puff puff rolled in sugar, piled in a small pyramid in a matte black bowl, one torn open to show the soft white crumb

Puff puff with nutmeg sugar

Nigerian · 1 hour 35 minutes · serves 8

Vegan
Vegetarian
Dairy free

AI-generated photograph: Jewel bright cubes of pineapple, mango, papaya and watermelon with banana rounds in a chilled shallow glass bowl, toasted coconut flakes and tiny mint leaves on top

Tropical fruit salad with lime and toasted coconut

Nigerian · 23 minutes · serves 4

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free