Morning black bean soup

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  • Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
2 cup Black beans, dry2 cup sweet onion chopped 6 cloves garlic 4 chopped & 2 whole8 tsp ginger root chopped fine1 cup celery chopped1 cup carrots chopped2 tbsp olive oil8 cups water1 Tbs curry powder2 tbsp cumin powder3 large bay leaves whole
Directions
put beans up to soak in 3 cups of water overnight in a large bowl w/2 whole cloves of garlic

Heat oil in a large stock pot, add onions, ginger,& garlic to the pan, reduce heat and simmer until tender.
Add carrots & celery and toss, cover and simmer until slightly tender.
Add spices including bay leaves and toss to cover
As the veggies begin to simmer again, add the beans and soaking liquid cover and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and continue simmering for 20+ minutes. Turn off the heat and let your beans sit unitl the blend is cool.

Add the balance of the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer again for as long as you like or until the beans are tender.

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURALEEJONES.

Servings Per Recipe: 7
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 138.6
  • Total Fat: 4.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 37.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
  • Protein: 5.7 g

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