Black Bean Soup

This one is ridiculously easy and versatile! The recipe is for a very basic soup that can be dressed up and very easily doubled, tripled, etc. for feeding a crowd.

Put the following in a blender or food processor:

2 cans black beans (mostly drained, but ok to leave a little)

1 cup any kind of salsa

1 1/2 c vegetable broth

1 t cumin

Blend until soupy, dump in a big pot

Then add 2 more cans black beans (drained and rinsed) and 2 cans of corn (drained)

That is all.

You could add other spices to the base (cilantro, green onion, garlic, etc.) Last night I added a can of diced green chiles, which I thought made it too spicy. I'm a wimp. You can also vary it by using different types of salsa. And you can add all kinds of vegetables after it's blended too.

Of course you can top it with cheese and sour cream, or just crush some tortilla chips on top.

I was so tired, I didn't even bother to take a picture! So here's a picture of a good little rodent eating its vegetables.