I've been making black
bean soup since I was in college.
Not exact matches
And ever
since then, I've been a black
bean soup connoisseur.
Lentils also do a great job of making the
soup more filling and satisfying,
since they fall into the category of pulses (together with chickpeas,
beans and dry peas), which are protein and fiber - packed little superfoods.
Since the «creamy» texture of this
soup comes mainly from pureeing the
beans after cooking them down, you get twice as much goodness from the base of the
soup.
Slow cooked
beans is ideal for this
since the
beans can be added to all kinds of recipes from salads, to
soups, to burritos.
Ever
since I rediscovered it when I made Fattoush, I've been loving the flavor of Sumac, the maroon - colored spice you see sprinkled on top of this
soup, but if you don't have any Sumac, don't let that stop you from making the
soup if you like hummus, falafel, or any of the other tasty things made with garbanzo
beans.
Also, escarole and
bean soup to warm us all up this winter and a zoodles (zucchini noodles) recipe because I've become a bit of a zoodles addict ever
since my kids got me a spiralizer for my birthday
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (1 turn of the pan) 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 cups canned vegetable stock, found on
soup aisle (I use a few cups of water and a few teaspoons of vegetarian chicken base here) 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice (I blend it first so that it's not chunky,
since a few family members don't like tomatoes) 1 (15 ounce) can black
beans, drained and rinsed 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin puree (avoid buying Libby — it's owned by Nestle) 1 cup corn, frozen or canned (drain and rinse if canned) 1 cup heavy cream (I use 1 % milk, but you can use soy milk as well) 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I don't add this
since my kids don't do spicy foods) coarse salt 20 sprigs fresh chives, chopped or snipped, for garnish
Anyhow, this white
bean rapini toast may have been inspired by Danish smørrebrød, yes, but also there was the fact that «something involving white
bean + rapini» has been on the «recipe idea / blog imagination creation deliciousness» list in my notes app for almost a year now, ever
since white
bean rapini
soups and white
bean rapini pastas started filling up my news feed and making me hungry last winter.
I LOVE black
bean soup and it's been forever
since I've had it!
I love green
bean casserole (I always used cream of celery
soup instead of c. of mushroom
since mushrooms are not my thing).