Black Bean Soup for Two

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Normally when I cook anything I make enough for a small village. About 14 months ago there were 7 hungry tummies living under our roof. When our three teenagers moved to their mom’s house I had to completely change my style of cooking. That was pretty close to the same time I found out my youngest couldn’t handle gluten.

Right now we are back up to 5 mouths that are always hungry. I’ve been craving Black Bean Soup but I know my husband and I are the only ones who will eat it. My little guys probably would but this is a mess soup for little hands and I get tired of cleaning up messes, especially Black Bean Soup on my white tile dining room floor.

If you have kids with a little more spoon control this soup is mild enough for them. I made this with my food processor but you could make it without one, it would just take more knife wielding. 🙂

Black Bean Soup for Two

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked black beans (or two cans drained and rinsed)
• 1/2 onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1-2 Peppers, I used a pepper from a friends garden but jalapeno or bell peppers are okay too
• 1 1/2 cups water (or veggie broth)
• 1 cube veggie bullion of using water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
• 1 tsp liquid smoke (add more for a smokier flavor)
• 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar

Do

1. Process onions and garlic in food processor or finely mince. Add them to a medium-sized pot on medium heat, stirring regularly. If they begin to burn add a tiny bit of water or broth. Cook these until they are translucent and starting to brown.
2. Peppers can be processed also or left in big chunks. If they are processed the soup will be spicier. I removed the seed and left peppers in big chunks for a mild soup.
3. Add the beans (processed and whole), water (or broth) and spices to the pot and stir.
4. Let soup simmer a few minutes then taste to adjust spices.
5. Finally add liquid smoke and vinegar.

Serve

This soup makes about 4 cups but can be doubled for extra eaters. It would taste great with Mexican Rice or topped with fresh avocado or cilantro.

Are you enjoying the Vegan Month of Food (Vegan MoFo)? If you are participating let me know so I can see what you’ve been cooking.

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