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Blackbean Soup with Avocado and bacon

April 22, 2020 by Tania 3 Comments

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This Blackbean Soup is one of my personal favourites. It may be the colour I can’t resist because I love black (or purple). But I think its that I love the thick garlicky blackbean soup with bacon and avocado because it is so easy to make.

Blackbean soup in a white bowl with salsa and bacon

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I am a bit biased because I love soup. But this one has all the flavour and all of the goodness you need to get you through lunch or even dinner.

Black bean soup does not traditionally have tomato in it. A slow-cooked black bean soup made with dried beans is extra delicious but takes many hours of cooking. So you can experience this lovely soup I’ve put it on fast forward adding lots of  extra quick flavour by adding tomato

A white bowl with thick blackbean soup

This soup is an old favorite I used to make when I lived in Miami, Florida many years ago. It’s based on a delicious Cuban Blackbean soup I used to make there. I learnt it from a Cuban chef. I changed it up a bit so that it is easy to cook in a short time. The original recipe is made with dried black beans that I soak overnight and then cook with a smoked ham hock and about 20 cloves of garlic for a couple of hours. This quick version of my soup is just as delicious but it’s shorter and it has so much flavour!

Dried blackbeans with onion and garlic ready for soaking
Soup in a white bowl with blackbeans and bacon

I’ve included lots of alternatives so that you can make a great black bean soup with whatever you have on hand.

There are no process photos for this soup because it is too easy!

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Soup in a white bowl with blackbeans and bacon

Blackbean Soup with Avocado and bacon

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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course dinner, Maincourse
Cuisine international

Ingredients
  

  • 300 gm onion diced (2 medium)
  • 250 gm carrot grated (2 medium)
  • 6 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon coriander ground
  • 1 tablespoon oregano dried
  • 500 ml chicken stock 16.9 fl oz
  • 500 ml tomato passata 16.9 fl oz
  • 1 /2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 100 ml olive oil 5 tablespoons/ 3.5 oz
  • 2 tins black beans 400 gm / 2 x 14 oz
  • 100 gm bacon chopped into small pieces / 3.5 oz

Garnish

  • 1 whole avocado Sliced into 8ths
  • 100 gm tomato chopped 3.5 oz
  • 1/2 bunch corriander chopped
  • 100 gm bacon chopped 3.5 oz or crisped pancetta *optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large pot add the oil, onion, bacon, carrot and garlic and cook without colouring
  • Add the spices, celery salt and oregano. Cook till fragrant.
  • Add the black beans liquid and all. Add the tomato passata and chicken stock
  • Simmer for 15 minutes or till reduced by 1/4. If you want to garnish your soup with bacon or pancetta prepare it now and set aside
  • Puree the soup till smooth. This is best done with a stick blender however you can put it into a blender or food processor
  • Serve the soup with a slice of avocado, extra bacon and chopped tomato or just a swirl of sour cream

Notes

Blackbean soup does not traditionally have tomato in it. A slow-cooked black bean soup made with dried beans is extra delicious but takes many hours of cooking. So you can experience this lovely soup I’ve put it on fast forward adding lots of  extra quick flavour by adding tomato
  • If you can’t get tomato passata add tomato juice or peeled tomatoes. 
  • Add 2 bay leaves if you have some. This gives a lovely depth of flavour
  • You can serve this soup with a swirl of sour cream or aioli
  • Garnish the soup with extra fried bacon pieces or a nice slice of grilled pancetta or smoked spek
  • If celery is available use 3 sticks finely diced and add with the onion and carrot instead of using celery salt
  • Finish with a swirl it with sour cream or aioli
  • **Do you want to make this soup Vegan or vegetarian?. 
Follow the recipe omitting the bacon. Instead add in 1 finely chopped green capsicum and 3 sticks of celery finely diced to the ingredients in the recipe above. A bayleaf really brings out the bean flavour too. Use vegetable stock or cubes in place of chicken stock.  ALSO a great way to add salty lovely flavour is to add 1 cup of yeast flakes. You will find these in the heathfood action of the supermarket. Stir them into your soup when you add the beans and tomato.
Keyword comfort food, One pot, soup

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  1. grace

    April 25, 2020 at 2:59 am

    i love black bean soup, both pureed and not! the spices you’ve added sound perfect to me.

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    • Tania

      April 26, 2020 at 11:18 pm

      Thanks Grace

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  2. angiesrecipes

    April 23, 2020 at 12:07 am

    I am too a fan of black beans…and with avocado and bacon, this soup is for sure a winner!
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