Black Bean Soup with Sweet Potatoes - Plant-Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup homemade vegetable broth (or water for sauteing.)
• 2 (15-oz). cans low-sodium black beans
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 1 large sweet potato (peeled and cubed about ½”)
• 1 large red pepper (seeded and diced)
• 2 ribs celery (diced)
• 1 32 oz box homemade vegetable broth
• 2-4 cups water
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1/3 tsp ground pepper
• 1 large avocado (diced)
• 1 tbsp cilantro (minced)
• 1/3 cup vegan sour cream ((optional))