Organic Black Bean Soup – Veggielicious!

This organic black bean soup is one of my wife and I’s favorite recipes and it is “soup-er” easy to make! (sorry about that)

You will need the following ingredients:

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large organic white onion, finely chopped
• 2 organic garlic cloves, crushed with garlic press
• 2 tsps chili powder
• 1 tspn ground cumin
• 1/4 tspn crushed red pepper
• 3 cans (16 oz each) organic black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) organic vegetarian vegetable broth
• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 cup of loosely packed organic cilantro leaves, chopped
• 2 tbsps organic sour cream

All Organic Ingredients

A word on ingredients: We love to use Westbrae Natural or Eden Organic beans, they are guaranteed organic and have great taste. Our favorite organic cooking broth is made by Imagine and we choose the “No-Chicken” broth which is vegetarian friendly!

Heat your oil in a large saucepan (at least 3 qts) over medium heat and add the chopped white onion, let the onion cook until soft but not brown, about five minutes. It’s important not to get the oil too hot, you don’t want to brown or burn the onion as this will caramelize the onion making it taste too sweet and smoky.

Cook the Onion and Stir in Garlic / Spices

Stir in the crushed garlic and throw in all of the spices: chili powder, cumin and crushed red pepper flakes.
Cook for about 30 seonds stirring thoroughly, you will notice that the spices and garlic mix in and coat the chopped onion, this binds in the flavor and will add punch to the soup when it is finished.
Add the beans, vegetable stock and water, turn the heat up to high and allow the mixture to boil. Once the mixture starts boiling turn the heat down to med / low and simmer uncovered for about 15 mins.

Blend the Mixture Until Smooth

After 15 mins of simmering you will notice that the soup has reduced down to a deliciously soupy texture and it is now ready to be blended. With your favorite blender or food processor blend the mixture until smooth. We use a rather small food processor so it takes several batches!
Once you have finished blending the entire batch, return it to the pan and increase the heat up to med / high. Season to taste with salt and add some of the chopped cilantro.
Get the soup nice and hot prior to serving.
We always add a table spoon of fat free organic sour cream, it adds another flavor to an already delicious dish.
Serve the soup with a sprinling of the freshly chopped cilantro and perhaps a slice of fresh bread. Enjoy!

Organic Black Bean Vegetarian Soup

Let us know if you make this recipe and enjoy it… It’s definitely one of our favorites.