This Black Bean Soup is very easy to make and full of flavor. I topped it with a avocado sauce and fried ripe plantains.
Three favorite ingredients of Colombian Cuisine are featured in this delicious soup; beans, sweet plantain and avocado. This is a complete vegetarian one-pot meal and all that it requires as an accompaniment is white rice.
I love making soups, preparing them in the morning or the day before. The flavor develops and there I have a comforting meal for lunch or dinner.
Black Bean Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound black beans
- 12 cups water
- 3 cloves garlic mashed
- ½ cup chopped white onion
- 1 scallion chopped
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- ½ cup green pepper chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 vegetable or chicken bouillon tablet
- ¼ cup tomato puree
- 1 ripe plantain peeled and diced
- 1 avocado peeled and pitted
- ½ cup sour cream
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Wash the beans and discard any debris. Place the washed beans in large pot and cover with 10 cups water. Let it sit overnight or for at least 5 hours.
- In a medium sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Then add the onion, garlic, scallion, red bell pepper and green pepper. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Bring the beans to a boil then add the vegetable mixture, ground cumin, oregano and bouillon tablet. Cover and reduce the heat to low and cook for 1 hour.
- Add cilantro, tomato puree, salt and black pepper. Cover and cook for another 60 minutes or until the beans are tender.
- To make the cream: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and process until smooth consistency.
- Place the diced plantains on a large skillet with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and cook until golden.
- Ladle the beans in a bowl and top with plantains and avocado cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 9gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 603mgFiber: 10gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 783IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 3mg
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Diana
I am making this!!! Looks delicious, healthy and satisfying. The kids will love it!!
Oysterculture
I make blackbean soup a lot but never thought about the plantain - Erica you are brilliant!
Felisha
This recipe looks delicious! My husband hates sour cream but I wonder if he'd eat it this way?! lol
Erica
Hi Felisha,
You don't taste the sour cream!!!Try it!
Sophie
what a delicious been soup!! I love beens & the colours contrast in this soup is great!
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Erica
Thank you all for the comments and for visiting my blog!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
What an delightful combination of black beans & plantains and the avocado cream is perfect with the soup!
Soma
The avocado cumin cream sounds really innovative Erica.
nora@ffr
vat a n awesome soup!! sound delish, healthy and yet simple!! good work erica!! cheers!
Erica
Thank you everyone for the comments!
The ungormet, Kim and Lynda,
Sweet plantains are delicious!
Joy
O wow! This looks so wonderful and different to other bean soups I make. Thankyou so much!
theungourmet
I still have not tried a plantain! Isn't that just crazy!! I would love to try your soup, it looks so fabulous!
Kim
The colors in the soup are gorgeous! I've never had a plantain before, but they sounds great. I love black bean soup!
sarah
Looks absolutley delicious! Love the avacado cream!
Kristen
Omg, these beans were perfection, even before the plantain! So flavorful! I was afraid because I am super partial to my Cuban black beans, but these are definitely a great way to shake things up. Can't wait for my plantain to ripen to add that into the mix too. So, is there a Colombian rice and beans combo dish?
rebecca subbiah
oh I love this soup so so healthy
Lynda
I can't begin to tell you how good this looks to me right now! I adore black beans; I've never had plantain, but it looks so good, especially with the avocado.
Velva
I love black bean soup! Sweet plantains and avocados too...Delicious!