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Black Bean Soup with Lemon and Mustard

A homely black bean soup built on celery and onion, with lemon rind and a spoonful of mustard to keep the beans from tasting flat. Blend some of it for body and top with a spoonful of yogurt.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total15 h 47 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 15 gunsalted butter, 1 tbsp
  • 1onion, medium, chopped
  • 6 stalkscelery, chopped
  • 2 tbspprepared mustard
  • 1lemon, rind removed in wide strips, then juiced
  • 375 gdried black beans, about 1 pint, soaked overnight and drained
  • 1.4 Lchicken broth, 6 cups
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • 90 gplain yogurt, or sour cream

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Turmeric
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender
  • Slow cooker

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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