Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2012

LOVE IT! A local cafe makes a black bean soup that I love so I was looking for a similar recipe...this is even better!! I love cilantro and it really makes this dish. I have made it several times now; I usually add diced green and red peppers and omit the carrots. I serve with a dallop of sour cream on top like the restaurant...YUM!!! Thank you!

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abby

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2012

This soup is delicious!

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yogakim

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

Pretty good

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Pam

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2011

Excellent recipe! I did not like the taste of the cooking sherry in the soup, so I added a little Worcestershire sauce and it is delicious (maybe I didn't wait long enough for the sherry to meld with the other flavors before tasting). I had some homemade salt free salsa that I needed to use up and used it in place of the canned tomatoes and I cooked dried black beans. I did not have cilantro, but I am not a big fan of it.

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Kathleen

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2011

My husband loved it and he hates everything......

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nita1river

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2010

This soup is good and we will probably make it again. We pureed some of the beans and I added in a couple of cans of green salsa and extra garlic to ramp up the flavor a bit. I also added in some cubed ham that we needed to use up. The soup came out delicious.

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TRAVLEE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Youngsville, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2010

Don't really like cilantro so I left it out, but otherwise I made it as written and it is delicious!! Next time I will add a few more carrots, celery and onions....and Beano!!! :)

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Tedders

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2010

Easy, healthy, and good. I didn't have celery, so substituted bell pepper instead. Used extra virgin olive oil instead of butter, and went heavy on the garlic and cumin. Served over rice. Good even without cilantro, but I would add cilantro if I had it. (Oh, and I also toss in a bit of wheat or oat bran into almost everything I cook ... you can't taste it, and it's good for you.)

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Weezie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Living In: Madison, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009

OMG what can I say. This was outstanding. I made this soup for a birthday party last night and everyone went crazy over it. The only change I made was to use 2 - 10 oz cans of Rotel tomatoes instead of 1 - 14.5 can cause that is what I had on hand and I did not want to waste the leftover tomatoes. Each person added freshly grated Parmesan cheese to their liking and I had sour cream available for those who wanted it. My only suggestion is, if you do not like hot (spicy) soup, either decrease the amount of cayenne pepper or do not use at all. Will definitely make again and again. Thanks for the GREAT recipe.

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