Black Bean Soup

This is a super easy soup recipe that its shockingly good. I got it from www.weelicious.com

What you need:

    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 onion, diced
    3 garlic cloves, chopped
    2 cups dried black beans, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained
    1 32 oz chicken broth or vegetable stock, low sodium
    1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
    2 bay leaves
    2 teaspoons kosher salt
    1 cup water

What you do:
    1. Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat and sauté onions for 4 minutes.
    2. Add chopped garlic and sauté an additional minute.
    3. Place the onion garlic mixture into the crock pot along with the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.
    4. Cook on low for 8-10 hours (or on high for 6).
    5. Using either a hand blender or traditional blender, puree the ingredients to your desired texture (I like to get it so a few pieces of beans are still visible so the soup is thick and still has a bit of texture).
    6. Top with a dollop of yogurt, sour cream or crème fraiche.
    7. EAT!