25 Mar, 2009
Marla’s black bean soup: almost as easy as opening a can and dumping it into a pot
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Recipes and Food
Before I write out the recipe, please take a moment to behold the healthy goodness:
I’ve been on a soup kick lately, especially since I discovered a few things:
- Chicken stock is easy to make.
- Homemade soup can be chock full o’good things. It is a vehicle for vegetables.
- Soup takes the edge off my hunger and when I eat a bowl around 4:00 I don’t eat as much for dinner.
- Soup is good.
This recipe isn’t even a real recipe. It is as easy as it gets. Marla mentioned it in a past post and I only got to trying it Monday at 11:55 a.m., when I was starving and discovered we’d pretty much run out of food. The whole thing took less than ten minutes.
I’m rewriting it here for easy reference.
Marla’s Black Bean Soup
- Open one can of black beans, rinse under cold running water, dump into food processor
- Add half a jar of salsa (I used a mild salsa from Farm Boy)
- Whir until unrecognizable
- Add to medium-sized pot, along with enough vegetable broth to get a texture that looks good to you. (I added a bit of water too.)
- Heat until hot.
It’s PRACTICALLY CALORIE-FREE.
That is, um, until you add the cheese. :)
I dressed mine up with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheese, and green onions. It would have also been very good with a squirt of lime, and some chopped cilantro and avocado, and maybe some grilled corn.
Who knew healthy eating could taste so good?
