🫘 Black Bean Soup

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A thick black bean soup with onion, bell pepper, cumin and lime, partly mashed and topped with avocado. Vegan, cheap and filling.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 560 calories per serving💪 21 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium (5 oz) green bell pepper
  • 1 medium (3.5 oz) carrot
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 cans (about 18 oz / 500 g), drained canned black beans
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • to taste salt
  • 1 lime
  • 1 small avocado
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

How to make it, step by step

  1. Chop the onion, garlic, bell pepper and carrot. Cook them in a pot with the oil for 6 minutes.
  2. Add the cumin, chili powder and oregano and stir for 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in the drained beans, broth and salt and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Mash some of the beans with a fork or potato masher to thicken the soup. Squeeze in the lime juice.
  5. Serve topped with the diced avocado and chopped cilantro.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

560
calories
21 g
protein
65 g
carbs
24 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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