Black Bean There, Done That!
Well, I guess I should welcome you to my food blog, as that is what it appears it has transformed into this week. Oh well, at least it is keeping me writing, as well as taking out the camera more often too. Today, I am here to ask you if you want an easy soup recipe to make. Do you have a couple of cans of black beans, some salsa and some vegetable/chicken broth sitting in the pantry? If so, then you can make an easy and delicious Spicy Black Bean Soup. From start to finish I was done in about 8 to 10 minutes, and that included finding the blender. I then let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes as a garlic bread was baking in the oven… and then dove in.
Here is the recipe I followed from the Simply Gluten Free site that I linked above. I followed it to a tee and it was fantastic. Don’t make the lime optional – it is a really nice touch – and I used vegetable broth in my soup. However, it wasn’t really spicy and so I would probably use hot salsa next time, rather than medium, if I wanted some extra kick. As well, make sure you use the lime sour cream and onions for garnish as it really brings everything together.
2 cans black beans – drained and rinsed
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
½ cup prepared salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt & Pepper
2 limes – optional
Garnish:
½ cup sour cream
Juice of ½ a lime (more or less)
Sliced green onion tops (green part)
1. Put 1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed) in a blender with the chicken or vegetable stock, salsa and ground cumin. Blend until smooth. Put into a saucepan with the other can of beans (drained and rinsed) and heat over medium heat. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Add the lime juice.
2. Stir some lime juice into the sour cream until smooth and swirl some over the top of each serving and garnish with chopped green onions
Tags: black bean, blender, Food, soup
