Vegan Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 4 (15 ounce) cans black beans, undrained, divided
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

Steps

1. Set out all of the ingredients.
2. Warm the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, carrots, celery and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin and black pepper and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add the vegetable broth, 2 cans of beans and the corn, then bring the soup to a boil.
4. While the soup heats, blend the remaining 2 cans of beans with the tomatoes in a food processor or blender until smooth.
5. Mix the purée into the boiling soup. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.