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Spiced Black Bean Soup

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 3 to 4 roma tomatoes, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced thin
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 teaspoons oil (olive oil)
  • 1 can (15 ounce) black beans, undrained
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 tablespoons fat-free sour cream (or 4 tablespoons plain fat-free yogurt)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chopped veggies and saute until onion is translucent.

  • Step 2: Add ginger and garlic and saute for one more minute, until garlic is fragrant.

  • Step 3: Add black beans, vegetable broth and the rest of the spices. Bring to boil, then simmer for 30-35 minutes.

  • Step 4: Optional: If desired, use food processor or blender and puree half of mixture (leaving half 'chunky'), then return to pan and heat through.

  • Step 5: Top each bowl with 1 tablespoon ff sour cream or ff yogurt and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro - even though I love cilantro and sour cream; I happen to enjoy this soup 'as is.'.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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