Black Bean Soup

Serves 4

Hands-on Time: 10m

Total Time: 30m

Ingredients

• 1 cup jarred fresh tomato salsa (plus extra for garnish)
• 2 15-ounce cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups chicken broth
• lime (optional)
• dry sherry (optional)

Directions

1. Heat the salsa in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Stir in the beans and broth, then heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

2. Cool slightly, then spoon half the soup into a food processor or blender and puree. Return the pureed soup to the saucepan and heat through.

3. Serve with sour cream, additional salsa, and a squeeze of lime (if using). Or stir 1 to 2 tablespoons dry sherry into each serving.

Tip

Beans made from scratch have better flavor, but the cooking can take hours. Canned beans are a solid alternative, if you rinse and drain them well.

Nutritional Information

Calcium 97mg; Calories 151; Carbohydrate 28g; Cholesterol 6mg; Fat 3g; Fiber 10g; Iron 3mg; Protein 9mg; Sat Fat 2g; Sodium 830mg

Recipe from Real Simple