Black Bean And Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3 cups vegetable stock, found on soup aisle
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1.5 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 1.5 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin puree (found often on the baking aisle)
• 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 tablespoon curry powder, 1 palm full
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, 1/2 palm full
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, eyeball it in the palm of your hand
• coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 heat a soup pot over medium heat. add oil.
• 2 when oil is hot, add onion. saute onions 5 minutes.
• 3 add broth, tomatoes, black beans and pumpkin puree. stir to combine ingredients and bring soup to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat to medium low and stir in cream, curry, cumin, cayenne and salt, to taste.
• 5 simmer 5 minutes, adjust seasonings and serve garnished with chopped chives.