Name: Bean and Summer Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tsp canola oil; 1 item(s), medium uncooked bell pepper(s) red or orange, chopped; 1 medium uncooked onion(s) chopped; 1 medium uncooked zucchini chopped; 2 medium clove(s) garlic clove(s) minced; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chili powder; 0.5 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp canned tomato paste; 3 cup(s) fat free vegetable broth; 14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes; 14.5 oz canned pinto beans or black beans, rinsed and drained; 0.5 tsp table salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 0.5 item(s), medium avocado; 1 oz crumbled queso fresco cheese

Ingredients

canola oil

2 tsp

uncooked bell pepper(s)

1 item(s), medium, red or orange, chopped

uncooked onion(s)

1 medium, chopped

uncooked zucchini

1 medium, chopped

garlic clove(s)

2 medium clove(s), minced

ground cumin

2 tsp

chili powder

1 tsp

ground coriander

½ tsp

dried oregano

½ tsp

canned tomato paste

1 tsp

fat free vegetable broth

3 cup(s)

canned diced tomatoes

14½ oz

canned pinto beans

14½ oz, or black beans, rinsed and drained

table salt

½ tsp

black pepper

¼ tsp

cilantro

2 Tbsp, chopped

fresh lime juice

1 Tbsp

avocado

½ item(s), medium

crumbled queso fresco cheese

1 oz

Instructions

1 Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion and cook, stirring often, until onion softens and begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Add zucchini and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, chili powder, coriander, oregano, and tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2 Add broth, tomatoes, beans, salt, and black pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro and lime juice.
3 Ladle soup evenly into 4 bowls; top evenly with avocado and Cotija.
Serving size: (1 1/3 cups soup, 1 tablespoon cheese, and about 2 1/2 tablespoons avocado)

Notes

In Mexico, “oregano” can be many things! As Mexican cooking expert Diana Kennedy shares in her encyclopedic book, From My Mexican Kitchen, she at one time had about nine Mexican “oreganos” she had purchased in her travels and all were slightly different. Best advice: Use whatever you have on your kitchen shelf.

Bean and Summer Vegetable Soup

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