Black Bean Soup With Lime-Pickled Red Onions | Woodlands Health Market

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 3 ⁄ 4 cup diced celery
• 2 1 ⁄ 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
• 2 1 ⁄ 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1 ⁄ 4 tsp oregano
• 3 ⁄ 8 tsp chipotle chili powder plus more for a spicier taste
• Kosher salt
• 4 (15 oz) cans black beans, rinsed well and drained
• 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock (can use vegetable stock as well), plus more if needed
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 1 large red onion
• 1 ⁄ 4 cup lime juice
• 1 ⁄ 2 tsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro, plus 2 tsp more for garnish
• 2 ripe avocados, cut into 1 ⁄ 2 inch cubes