Spicy Southwestern Pumpkin Soup with Black Beans – Vermont Organic Farm | Cedar Circle Farm & Educat

Ingredients

• 2 c black beans cooked
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 2 chiles (or 1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes) seeded and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 t smoked paprika
• 2 t ground cumin
• 4 c pumpkin (or any winter squash) roasted
• 4 c vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 t maple syrup
• 2 bell peppers of any color chopped
• juice of one lime
• salt to taste