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Black Bean Soup
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| This delicious homemade soup is very simple to make, especially if you use canned beans. Try to find the type that are canned without added sugar and salt, and whatever sort you buy, drain them well and rinse under running water before use. I used dried beans for this recipe. . For my first batch of soup I used a very basic recipe with nothing beyond onion and garlic to add savour. I garnished it with a swirl of yogurt and some chopped spring onions. The soup was warming and pleasant, but it lacked interest and kick, so for this version I've spiced it up with harissa, fresh coriander (cilantro) and lime juice. Delectable! Black Bean Soup Recipe Ingredients | |
| 750g/4 cups | cooked black beans, (if using dried, see instructions in Method, or else use the drained contents of 3 x 450g cans) |
| 1 large | onion, chopped |
| 2 cloves | garlic |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 500ml/2 cups | hot water |
| stock, alternative | |
| juice of 1 | lime |
| plain low fat yogurt, harissa (chilli) paste, chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) to garnish | |
Serves 4
Method
To prepare the dried beans, soak 320g/1½ cups of dried beans overnight in plenty of cold water. Drain, rinse well and place in a large pan, cover generously with cold water, bring to a gentle simmer and cook for around 45 minutes until tender. Drain well.
Soften the onion and garlic in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
Add the beans, stir well, and pour over the hot water or stock.
Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 mins. Stir in the lime juice.
Process the soup briefly in a blender or food processor so that some beans break down to thicken the liquid and others remain whole. Thin with more water or stock if you wish.
To serve, top each bowlful with a dollop of plain yogurt topped with ½ tsp harissa (or less, to taste) and a generous scattering of chopped fresh coriander (cilantro).
To get the best results with this black bean soup recipe, it's really important not to omit the garnish, which gives the soup its distinctive aromatic flavor.
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