Savory bean soup
1 recipe
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups | Cooked AM Beans (Adzuki Beans, Pinto Beans, Kidney Beans, Black Beans, Anasazi Beans) | 
| 2 | cups | Water or stock | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Lime juice | 
| 4 | teaspoons | Olive oil | 
| 2 | smalls | Onions; finely chopped | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Chili powder | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Sea salt; OR... | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Tamari soy sauce | 
Directions
Simmer all ingredients until thick.  Garnish with plain yogurt. 
TO COOK BEANS: Rinse beans.  Cook 2 cups beans in 5 cups water.  Bring water to a boil.  Add beans.  Turn temperature to low or simmer. 
Cover with heavy lid.  Simmer 2 to 3 hours until tender.  DO NOT season until beans are done.
VARIATION: Saute chopped green peppers, 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 2 stalks of celery chopped, until barely tender.  Add to soup and simmer.
Source: Arrowhead Mills "Variety Bean Recipes" tri-fold Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias