Thai Black Bean Soup

This was completely stolen by my friend Jennifer. Steal with pride and give credit where credit is due, right?

3 Cans of Black Beans
Fresh Cilantro
2 cans of light coconut milk
Garlic
Chicken broth
Hot Sauce
Cumin

Rice
Low fat sour cream


Empty cans o beans into large pot. Finely dice about 1/4 cup of cilantro. Add two cans of coconut milk. Add about 2 cups of chicken broth (or water and chicken bullion in a pinch). Add about 1 tsp of cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Add garlic (garlic powder or Tastefully simple Garlic Garlic) Add hot sauce appropriate to your level of spice tolerance.

Cook rice separately.

Combine ingredients and simmer. At the end use an immersion blender to puree the beans to a semi-smooth consistency.

To serve, place a tablespoon of rice in the bottom of the bowl. Add soup. Garnish with a dollop of low fat sour cream, a cilantro sprig and extra hot sauce if desired.