Black Bean Soup

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Black Bean Soup

 

1 1/2 cups dried black beans

4 cups water

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion -- finely chopped

1/2 green bell pepper -- finely chopped

2 cloves garlic -- minced

2 carrot -- finely chopped

2 celery -- finely chopped

1 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup salsa

 

1. Soak beans in water overnight. In a large Dutch oven, saute onion, pepper

garlic, carrots and celery until almost soft.

 

2. In a large Dutch oven, saute onion, pepper, garlic, carrots and celery

until almost soft. Add spices and saute a few minutes more. Add beans, water

lime juice and salsa and simmer until beans are beginning to fall apart, 1

1/2 to 2 hours.