Spicy bean soup

Spicy bean soup

By Julie Published: September 25, 2012

• Makes: 1 pot (4 Servings)
• Prep: 10 mins
• Cook: 20 mins
• Ready In: 30 mins

Quicker to throw together than going to the shops! The great thing about this is that you can make this according to what you need to use up - anything goes!

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 whole Onion roughly chopped
• 3 cloves Garlic roughly chopped
• 1 tsp Ginger chopped - optional ing
• 1 whole Carrot roughly chopped
• 1 whole Parsnip or any other root veg
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Ground Coriander
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek optional
• 1 tsp Curry Powder adapt to taste
• 400 grams Tin Beans any will do, baked beans are lovely in this
• 1/2 whole Cabbage or spinach, frozen is good too
• 2 tsp Bouillon veg stock powder

Instructions

1. Saute your onion, garlic, ginger and whichever vegetables you fancy. Nothing needs to be chopped very finely as it will be blended at the end. Add the spices of choice now and fry for a couple of minutes
   
2. Add your beans and stir well, now add enough water to just cover everything, add your bouillon and simmer until all veg is soft – approx 10-15 mins.
   
3. Then blend and enjoy with some juicy, buttery toast.
   

• Course: Soup
• Skill Level: Easy