Black Bean Soup

Serves: 6

Prep time: Overnight plus 20 minutes

Cook time: 4 hours

Ingredients:

1 lb. dried black beans

Dash of salt

Dash of baking soda

1 yellow onion, chopped

4-6 cloves garlic, chopped

1 bay leaf

1 cup cilantro, chopped

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

4 cups Vegetable Stock, plus additional water as needed to cover the beans

Seasonings to taste: cumin, chili powder, cayenne powder, Liquid Smoke, salt, pepper

Plant-based sour cream

Instructions:

1. Soak the beans in water overnight with salt and baking soda.

2. After soaking, rinse beans and add all ingredients to a crock pot.

3. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Remove bay leaf. Blend a portion or partially blend with an immersion blender.

4. Serve with a dollop of plant-based sour cream .