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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Adapted from Fine Cooking

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

  1. 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
    2 medium yellow onions, chopped
    3 medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
    2 tsp. ground coriander
    2 tsp. ground cumin
    Freshly ground black pepper
    2 quarts vegetable broth
    Four 15.5-oz. or two 29-oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
    2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into medium dice
    Kosher salt
    1/2 cup plain yogurt
    8 lime slices
    1 Avocado, thinly sliced
    2 scallions thinly chopped
    1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Heat the oil over medium heat in a 6-quart (or larger) Dutch oven. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften and brown slightly, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic, coriander, cumin and 1/4 tsp. pepper and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the broth, beans, sweet potatoes, and 3/4 tsp. salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
  2. Using a slotted spoon, set aside 3 cups of the beans and potatoes. Puree the remaining soup in batches in a blender. Return the solids to the soup and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve topped with a dollop of the yogurt, avocado, scallions and a lime slice.

Serves 8.

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