Black bean sopa Azteca – Mexican black bean soup

Active prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 mins
Serves 4-6 people

Black Bean Soup Ingredients:

• 2 large tomatoes
• 3 cloves of garlic (skin on)
• 1 tablespoon olive or rapeseed/canola oil
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 dried or 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1-2 teaspoons Chipotle sauce or paste (see note above)
• sea salt and black pepper
• 3 cans of black beans – don’t drain them
• 250ml (8 fl oz or around 1 cup) vegetable stock – either use a cube or paste to make it
• 2 limes

To serve:

• Around 4 handfuls of salted tortilla chips
• around 200g (7 oz) Feta cheese
• Around 300g (10 oz) baby tomatoes
• 30-60g fresh coriander (1-2 ounces cilantro)
• 2 avocados cut into cubes
• 2 limes, cut into wedges

Equipment

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