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🍽️ Creamy Black Bean Soup with Tofu

352 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 475 g black beans
• 100 g onions (2 onions)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 150 g celery stalks (2 stalks)
• 200 g red bell peppers (1 red bell pepper)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 l classic vegetable broth
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 275 g pepper tofu
• 1 lime
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Place the dry beans in a bowl and cover them with cold water. Let them soak overnight (at least 8 hours).
2. 2. The next day, drain the soaking water. Rinse the beans briefly and let them drain well in a colander.
3. 3. Peel the onions and garlic. Cut both ingredients into very small cubes.
4. 4. Wash the celery and remove any stringy fibers. Cut it into 1 cm cubes.
5. 5. Halve the bell pepper. Remove the inside with the seeds and wash it. Cut it into 1 cm cubes as well.
6. 6. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot.
7. 7. Add the chopped onions, garlic, celery, and bell pepper to the pot.
8. 8. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for 3 minutes until soft but not browned.
9. 9. Add the drained beans to the vegetables in the pot.
10. 10. Pour the vegetable broth over the beans and bring the mixture to a boil.
11. 11. Skim off the rising foam with a spoon.
12. 12. Reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer for about 1 1/2 hours.
13. 13. After 1 hour of cooking, add cumin, curry powder, bay leaves, and tomato paste.
14. 14. Remove the bay leaves from the finished soup.
15. 15. Pour half of the soup into a tall container.
16. 16. Puree this half until creamy using a hand blender.
17. 17. Pour the pureed soup back into the pot with the remaining soup.
18. 18. Cut the tofu into 2 cm cubes.
19. 19. Squeeze the lime to obtain 2 tablespoons of juice.
20. 20. Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan.
21. 21. Fry the tofu cubes in the pan until golden brown on all sides.
22. 22. Add the fried tofu cubes to the black bean soup.
23. 23. Season the soup with the lime juice, salt, and pepper to taste.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 352
• Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 36 g