Healthy Black Bean Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

  extra virgin
• 1 medium onion,

  chopped
• 3 garlic cloves,

  minced
• 2 celery ribs

  chopped
• 1 carrot

  chopped
• 1 red pepper

  chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  or 1/4 teaspoon for lower heat
• 32 ounces vegetable broth

  or water if you prefer
• 4 (15-ounce) cans of black beans

  rinsed and drained
• fresh cilantro

  for garnish
• 1 fresh lime

  juiced
• sea salt and pepper

  to taste

Instructions

• 1 Heat oil in a large soup pot and sauté the onion, celery, carrots, and red
  pepper until soft; about 7 to 8 minutes.
• 2 Add the garlic, cumin, oregano, thyme, red pepper flakes, and the bay leaf; stir
  to combine. Cook for 30 seconds or so until the herbs and spices are fragrant.
• 3 Pour in the broth and beans and then bring to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes;
  stirring occasionally, reducing heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer.
  Or until the vegetables and beans are soft.
• 4 Remove the bay leaf, season as needed with salt and pepper, and stir in the lime
  juice. You can either serve the soup as is or puree it in a blender for a hardy,
  thick soup.
• 5 Garnish with your favorite toppings like: diced avocado, fresh cilantro, thinly
  sliced radishes, tortilla chips, diced red onion…

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