Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1/2 to 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 (16 oz.) cans black beans, undrained
3 c. mild or medium thick and chunky salsa
2 Tbsp. lime juice

Preparation

In 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook onion, garlic, cumin and pepper flakes in oil until onion is tender; remove from heat.
In electric blender, puree 2 cans beans and their liquid in batches with chicken broth; add to pot.
Stir in remaining beans, salsa and lime juice.
Heat mixture to boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.