I love Black Beans, they are so versatile – fry them up for tacos, buddha bowls, burritos, mash them together for balls, or put them in a soup. This is a great one for a winters day, full of goodness, warmth and taste.
Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1 can Black Beans including liquid
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 medium Onion sliced small
- 1 clove Garlic sliced small / minced
- 2 Chillies sliced small
- 1 Stock cube
- 1 tsp Chilli
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Coriander
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 1 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- Saute the onions until they are nice and caramelised, or soft!
- Add in the garlic, chillies and spices and fry for a couple of minutes
- And the can of black beans, their liquid too
- And another can of water
- And the stock cube
- Add 3/4 the coriander and bring to a boil stirring occasionally
- Turn heat down and simmer
- Take 1/3 of the contents out and blitz in a blender (or in the pot if immersion blender is working!!) [Alter this to get the consistency you want]
- Add the lemon juice
- Simmer for another few mins, dish up and sprinkle the remaining coriander on
So hearty looking. Making this tomorrow with some crusty bread I’m doing too!
Hope you enjoy it. I need to do some bread too!
I love black beans but sometimes they are salty – any tips before I try this?
Yeah, different brands have different saltiness, and even at that it can vary. The lemon should take a bit of the salty edge off. You could add some sugar or agave syrup. Have a taste of the liquid they are in and if thats very salty, dump it, rinse the beans and add two cans of water. You might want to add a bit more stock for flavour lost in the bean juice water.
Thanks! Happy Christmas x