Vegetarian Black Bean Soup

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 3 Cups onion, chopped
• 2 tsp Cumin
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 Medium carrot, diced
• 10 Garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 Bell pepper, diced
• 5 Cups black beans, soaked and cooked
• 1½ Cups orange juice
• Black pepper, to taste
• Cayenne pepper, to taste
• 2 Tomatoes, diced

Cooking Instructions:

• Sauté onion, cumin, salt, carrot and 5 garlic cloves in olive oil, over medium heat. Cook till the carrot is tender.
• Add bell pepper and rest of the garlic. Sauté for around 10-15 minutes or till the bell pepper is tender.
• Transfer to the Dutch oven, along with the cooked beans.
• Mix in the orange juice, both the peppers and tomatoes. Cook till the tomatoes become tender.
• Transfer the soup to a blender and purée it.
• Pour the soup back into the Dutch oven.
• Simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes and serve.
• Vegetarian Black Bean Soup is ready.