Quick Vegan Black Bean Soup

Submitted by kit in NO

"After perusing all of the BB soup recipes, I came up with this one."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 236.59 ml onion, 1/4-inch dice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 stalk celery, minced
• 1 carrot, minced
• 9.85 ml cumin
• 4.92 ml chili powder
• 29.58 ml fresh cilantro, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 118.29 ml dry sherry
• 473.18 ml vegetable broth (or more to desired consistency)
• 3 (1318.25 g) can black beans, drained
• 439.41 g can tomatoes and green chilies (diced)

directions

1. In a large heavy pot (soup pot or dutch oven), sautee vegetables, seasonings, and bay leaf in oil over medium heat until onions are translucent.
2. Add sherry and broth.
3. Simmer about 5 minutes.
4. Add black beans and tomatoes with chilies and heat until simmering about 1/2 hour.
5. Remove bay leaf.
6. Using a stick blender, pulse to puree the soup to desired consistency (I like to puree about half.).