Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Black beans 2 Carrots, scrubbed chopped
8 c Water 1 Onion, chopped
2 tb Vegetable broth/seasoning Mx 1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro
Freshly grnd. pepper Grated zest of 1 orange
2 Leeks, washed and sliced

1. Soak Beans overnight in enough water to cover. 2. Drain. 3. Place
Beans, 6 cups of water, broth mix, and pepper
in large pot and cook over low heat until the beans
are tender, about 2 to 3 hours. 4. Meanwhile, cook the leek,
carrot, and onion in about 2
cups of water
until tender, about 30 minutes. 5. When beans are done, remove 2
cups of beans in
liquid and process in
a blender or food processor until smooth. 6. Return to soup pot. 7.
Place cooked veggies and water in the blender or processor and process
until smooth. 8. Add to the beans and mix well. 9. Stir in the
cilantro and orange zest just before serving.

Variations: Cook 1 peeled and chopped potato with the beans and/or
puree all of the bean mixture for a thicker soup.

Recipe taken from THE NEW McDOUGALL COOKBOOK, by John A. McDougall,
M.D. Mary McDougall.

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