Almost Vegan Black Bean Soup

Another great supper made by SO, who had a craving for black beans lately. Delicious, not too thin, warming on a cool night. The almost vegan part is because of the late addition of crushed Doritos for some crunch and a blob of sour cream. You'd have to pick vegetable broth over chicken broth obviously. That is about as close to a vegan dish as you'll find on this blog, except for salads I suppose. And salsas. And granola bars. Never mind.

(almost vegan) Black Bean Soup

I would normally not crunch up Doritos in a soup, but we had dozens of those little tiny 16g bags left over from Halloween. Hate to waste. Other then that, I think the fresh cilantro and a bit of hot sauce made the dish.

Next Time: a different ingredient for the crunch

Me: 9/10
SO: 10/10
SSO: n/a

Almost Vegan Black Bean Soup
Ingredients

• splash of canola
• red onion, diced
• 1 Tb crushed cumin seeds
• 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth, home made if you can
• a large can of rinsed black beans
• squirt of your fav hot sauce, or even chopped chilies if you like
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, and a bit more for garnish
• a blob of sour cream for each bowl, if desired
• some lightly crushed Doritos, or something similar for crunch
• salt & pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat the oil, cook the onion for a couple minutes in a sufficiently large pot. Add the cumin seeds, cook a bit more.
2. Add the beans and broth, simmer covered for 5 minutes.
3. Blend in the pot, then mix in the cilantro, hot sauce, salt & pepper.
4. Serve in bowls, garnish with sour cream, Doritos, and a bit more cilantro.