Spicy Black Bean Soup

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 2 celery, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 lime
  • 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups of stock (‘no chicken’ stock is best)
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce (Texas Pete or habanero)
  • 4 sprigs of cilantro, chopped

Sauté onion, garlic, celery, carrot, cumin and chili powder.  Add black beans, stock,  and hot sauce. Simmer for 20 min. Blend 3 cups of soup and then add it back to the pot. Finish with cilantro, lime juice and serve with a sprig of cilantro and a dollop of sour cream or greek yogurt.