Finally...super healthy, super yummy...:)

We had this for dinner tonight. I've never had Black Bean Soup but I sure liked this one.

Black Bean Soup
Ingredients

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1/4 large red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 small chicken bouillon cubes
• 1-1 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1. In a pot, combine the first six ingredients; simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Add half a can of beans, salt and cumin; cook for 5 minutes.

3. Puree soup (I would have used an immersion blender if I had one (hint, hint) which makes it easy to do it right in the pot but I used my blender).

4. Add the rest of the beans to the soup.

5. Combine the cornstarch with 1 1/2 tablespoons of water.

6. Add the lemon and the cornstarch to the soup; cook until thickened.