Black Bean Soup Recipe

I love black beans!  I love black bean soup!  Here is a fun recipe.  I adapted it from the South Beach Diet book. 

Ingredients:
2 cans of black beans and the liquid
1 tbsp of coconut oil (or olive oil)
2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp   cayenne
1-2 minced cloves of garlic
Dash of salt
Fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken broth
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes with Juices
Lime Juice

(cooked onions- optional)

Heat Coconut oil (or olive oil) over medium heat.  Add minced garlic, onions, cayenne, salt and pepper.  Cook until veggies are tender.  Add 2 cans of black beans with their liquid, can of diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. Bring to boil, then let it simmer around 10 min or so. 

Take about 2 cups of it and put it in a blender (let cool-I speak from experience...you don't want the mess of hot soup all over your kitchen). Process this til smooth.  If you have an immersion stick blender, you can blend until its your preferred consistency. 

Now add lime juice to taste.  Serve with your favorite hot sauce.  I like to add a dollop of plain greek yogurt (my replacement for sour cream!).

Enjoy!