Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup

This is a super easy recipe I adapted from an even simpler one that I found online.  It was so simple in fact, I doubted it, but with a few minor adjustments it’s still easy, delicious and fast.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
• 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 cup spring water
• 2 cans black beans
• 2 strips bacon
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small onion diced
• 1 celery stalk chopped
• olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

METHOD:

1. Use a Dutch oven to cook bacon, celery and onion.
2. Drain and rinse the black beans. blenderize 1.5 cans of the beans in a food processor, save the last half for the soup
3. Add the stock and water, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer.
4. Add in all the beans, heat thoroughly, about 20-30 minutes