Black Bean Soup

By ldelmas

Yield:
7 c (1.7 l) Difficulty:
Intermediate Total Time:
22 Minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups (720 ml) low sodium vegetable stock
• 1 1/2 cups (360 g) canned, drained and rinsed black beans (1/2 beans reserved)
• 1 1/2 cups (360 g) canned, drained and rinsed chickpeas (1/2 chickpeas reserved)
• 1/2 cup (80 g) chopped onion, sautéed
• 1/4 cup (25 g) chopped scallions
• 3 garlic cloves, roasted
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) lime juice
• 1 (10 g) jalapeño pepper, seeded
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 cup (37 g) diced red pepper (reserved)
• 1/4 cup (37 g) diced yellow pepper (reserved)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
1.Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
2.Select Variable 1.
3.Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
4.Blend for 6-7 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.
5.Reduce speed to Variable 4 and remove the lid plug. Add reserved ingredients through the lid plug opening.
6.Blend for additional 10 seconds. Serve immediately.
Share: This recipe has been written for the Vitamix 5200 with Standard 64-ounce container. If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities