{"id":4535,"date":"2011-01-28T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2011-01-28T12:09:34","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T18:09:34","slug":"black-bean-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/28\/black-bean-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bean Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photographing dinner is hard for me. \u00a0It is almost always dark, and so I almost always have to use flash or deal with the yellow lights in my kitchen. \u00a0Pictures of our dinners never look quite right. \u00a0That is my excuse for this not so great picture of the black bean soup I made with my mother-in-law.<\/p>\n

This recipe is from Lick my Spoon<\/a> who adapted it from Bon Appetit<\/a>. \u00a0Looking at the Bon Appetit recipe, I think I would have chosen to use the chipotle chiles. \u00a0We did not make the cilantro lime yogurt. \u00a0Instead I topped the soup with sour cream, cheese, chopped cilantro and a lime wedge.<\/p>\n

Canned beans are what I usually find myself using in recipes. \u00a0I’d never used dried beans before. \u00a0It always seemed too time consuming and daunting. \u00a0This recipe called for a bag of dry beans that require soaking and a long cooking time. \u00a0My mother-in-law assured me it wasn’t all that bad…and it wasn’t! \u00a0The beans had more texture and so the soup tasted much more substantial. \u00a0If you’re short on time, canned beans would be a fine short cut. \u00a0But if, like me, you’ve always been scared of dried beans I encourage you to face your fears and go for it.<\/p>\n

This soup, while not the most attractive one, is quite good. \u00a0Paired with a green salad, this makes for a lovely light dinner. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Black Bean Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/p>\n