Soup Season

So when it comes to Autumn, what is better to eat than homemade soup, right?
It's jut so simple and so delicious. A perfect snack and just delightful for lunch or a starter on a cold evening. With so many to choose from, it almost makes it impossible to pick a favourite:

• Minestrone
• Cream of Tomato
• Root Vegetable
• French Onion
• Cream of Mushroom
• Chicken Noodle
• Black Bean and Chilli
• Italian Pea and Blue Cheese

The list is - literally- endless. But my favourite? Well cream of tomato is a classic and just seems to be so easy to eat. But black bean and chilli? Hello a meal-in-a-bowl.
An afternoon of soup-making can be pretty fun and creating your own soup is just a delight when you strike on something that just seems to work well.
So here is one of my favourite recipes which perhaps you can try for tonight's night in?

Black Bean and Chilli Soup:

Ingredients:
1.1 onion chopped & 2 pressed garlic cloves
2. 2 celery sticks, sliced.
3. 1 carrot, diced.
4. Olive oil.
5. Pinch of chilli flakes.
6. Half teaspoon of ground cumin.
7. 1 tin of chopped tomatoes.
8. 450ml vegetable stock.
9. 1 tin of black beans, drained.

Recipe:
1. Cook the onion, garlic, celery and carrot in 1 tbsp olive oil until softened.
2. Add the chilli flakes and cumin and cook for a minute.
3. Add the tomatoes, stock and beans then simmer for about 30 minutes, until the veg is tender.
4. Enjoy with warm bread.

Any other soups that you love? Let me know!
'Till later. x

Photo from: BBC Good Food.