Winter time in Florida can be sort of a mixed bag – beautiful sunny days in the mid-seventies can be interspersed with cold, blustery, rainy days. Sometimes two or three dark freezing days (and by freezing I mean somewhere in the 50′s – sorry, don’t hate me, our summers are killers) which then miraculously change mid-day, the sun comes out and the temps start to soar.
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Gluten free spicy citrus black bean soup recipe
1. Gluten Free Spicy Citrus Black Bean Soup
Recipe
Winter time in Florida can be sort of a mixed bag – beautiful sunny
days in the mid-seventies can be interspersed with cold, blustery,
rainy days. Sometimes two or three dark freezing days (and by
freezing I mean somewhere in the 50′s – sorry, don’t hate me, our
summers are killers) which then miraculously change mid-day, the
sun comes out and the temps start to soar. This can be challenging
when deciding what gluten free recipe to prepare for dinner.
2. Last week the temps dropped all the way into the high 30′s! (Seriously
cold for our very thin Floridian blood!) In my mind cold weather calls
for big bowls of hearty soup, preferably a spicy black bean soup that
warms the bones and fills you up.
So I soaked some beans in anticipation of a warming, soul lifting soup
dinner on a dark, stormy night. By the time I was ready the finish up
the soup, the skies had cleared, the sun was blazing and warm breezes
were dancing on the water.
Hmmm. No worries, with the help of a little citrus, my winter soup
was easily transformed from a meal for a dark and dreary day into one
bright enough to match the current climate. And a new soup was born.
4. I love it when my gluten free recipes are as easy as they are delicious and by
using Hurst Family Harvest Chipotle Lime Black Bean Soup mix (with its gluten free
flavor packet) and some jarred gluten free taco sauce helped make this recipe
really easy.
I love the combo of the spiciness, heartiness of the soup and the bright splash of
citrus. To play up the citrus I even made a quick orange salsa.
With a few gluten free corn tortilla chips and a dollop of non-fat Greek yogurt, this
was the perfect bowl of soup for whatever the weather decided to throw at me.
Soak your beans overnight or if you like your beans softer, for up to 24 hours.
5. Spicy Citrus Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
Soup
1 package Hurst Family Harvest Chipotle Lime Black Bean Soup
Mix
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds and veins removed, minced
8 cups water
2 whole oranges
½ cup of gluten free taco sauce
Kosher or fine sea salt and black pepper
A few dashes of hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) – to your taste
7. Directions
Soup
Soak the beans from 8 to 24 hours in enough water to cover the
beans by a couple of inches. Reserve the seasoning packet.
Drain and rinse the beans. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pan or
Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions, red pepper and
jalapeno and sauté for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are soft.
Add the drained beans and water. Grate the zest of the oranges into
the pot with a microplane or other fine grater. Raise the heat, bring
to a boil, reduce heat, cover the pot and simmer for 2 hours. Remove
the lid, add the flavor reserved flavor packet, 1 teaspoon of salt, ½
teaspoon of pepper, the taco sauce and hot sauce.
Let cook for another 30 minutes uncovered or until the soup is the
consistency you like. Taste and add more salt, pepper and/or hot
sauce if desired.
8. Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream or dairy free sour cream substitute or
Greek yogurt, citrus salsa and cilantro leaves if desired.
Citrus Salsa
In a small mixing bowl, combine the orange segments, red onion, jalapeno,
cilantro, lime juice and honey. Serve with the soup.
A gluten free recipe that serves 6 – 8 people.
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