Spicy Black Bean Soup

Absolutely loved this soup recipe. I didn’t use any smoke flavours though as I don’t like it. I subbed in heirloom canned tomatoes and regular paprika and it still tastes fantastic. I will be making this soup again.

Love everything about this soup!! Pureed entire batch and will definately make again. So good.

I think this soup is great! Made it pretty much exactly as written. I found the flavours really balanced with all the lime zest and juice and all but I’m pretty into lime.

I'm making this soup as I write, the only alterations to the recipe I've made are using pressure cooked dried black beans instead of the canned ones and I didn't have enough limes so added the juice of one orange along with the lime. It's about ready to eat and smells absolutely amazing. Can't wait for dinner.

I made a few substitutions and omissions, but this turned out fine. Unfortunately, I dislike smoked paprika, but had Hungarian hot paprika and substituted 1teaspoon instead. Spicy, but good. Didn't have molasses, so I substituted pure maple syrup instead. Also, I only had two medium-sized limes, so I used the zest and juice of those and that seemed like just enough citrus for this quantity of soup. FYI: This soup took me two hours to prepare. Would make this again. Yes!

I made this soup last night and my husband and I loved it. It's one of the best Black Bean soups I have ever made. The only thing I did differently was cut the portions in half and also substituted maple syrup for the molasses because I couldn't find any here in Mexico City.

I made this soup last night and my husband and I loved it. It's one of the best Black Bean soups I have ever made. The only thing I did differently was cut the portions in half and also substituted maple syrup for the molasses because I couldn't find any here in Mexico City.

I just added Shrimps. Delicious and I will be making it again, again and again!

I highly recommend this recipe- it was so flavorful! I kept everything the same except reduced the lime zest & juice slightly and didn't puree it.

Fantastic! This has such a beautiful flavor. What could be a boring black bean soup has been turned into something hearty and slightly exotic. I do not care for limes themselves but love the flavor and excitement they add to recipes. Thank you for making such a great cold weather comfort food that is healthy. Even better day 2,3 flavors really marry nicely.

I actually love the citrus in this, but I'm a fan of citrus in general. Good smokey flavor and, yes, lots of lime. A good healthy, hearty meal.

I actually love the citrus in this, but I'm a fan of citrus in general. Good smokey flavor and, yes, lots of lime. A good healthy, hearty meal.

WAY too much lime -- it's the predominate flavor when made following the recipe. Could it be that the zest and juice should be measured in teaspoons vs. tablespoons??