Name: Cuban Black Bean Soup with Garlic Mashed "Potatoes"
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; pinch ground cayenne pepper, or to taste; 3 cups cooked or 2 (15 ounce) cans low sodium or no-salt-added black beans; 3 cups low-sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth; 2/3 cup low-sodium salsa; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 4 green onions, chopped; 1 large head cauliflower, chopped; 1 small clove garlic, minced; 1/2 - 1 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk (to desired consistency); 1/4 cup nutritional yeast; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste; 2 green onions, chopped

Serves

Ingredients

For the Soup:

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

pinch ground cayenne pepper, or to taste

3 cups cooked or 2 (15 ounce) cans low sodium or no-salt-added black beans

3 cups low-sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth

2/3 cup low-sodium salsa

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

4 green onions, chopped

For the "Mashed Potatoes":

1 large head cauliflower, chopped

1 small clove garlic, minced

1/2 - 1 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk (to desired consistency)

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

2 green onions, chopped

Instructions

Saute onion and garlic in a splash of low sodium vegetable broth until tender. Add chili, cumin and cayenne pepper and stir until combined. Add beans, vegetable broth, salsa and lime juice. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer about 45 minutes.

Remove from heat and puree about half of the soup in a high-powered blender. Stir in cilantro and green onions. Cover and set aside until ready to serve.

Steam cauliflower until tender. Place into high-powered blender along with the garlic, non-dairy milk, nutritional yeast and black pepper and blend until smooth (add non-dairy milk until desired consistency). Serve soup topped with "mashed potatoes" and garnished with green onions.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 301, Protein 21 g, Carbohydrates 52 g, Sugars 6 g, Total Fat 2.6 g, Saturated Fat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 231 mg, Fiber 18.9 g, Beta-Carotene 640 ug, Vitamin C 110 mg, Calcium 204 mg, Iron 5.6 mg, Folate 325 ug, Magnesium 150 mg, Potassium 1285 mg, Zinc 3.9 mg, Selenium 3.9 ug

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Cuban Black Bean Soup with Garlic Mashed "Potatoes"