Spike's Black Bean Soup | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the soup:***
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium celery stalk, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, sliced
• 1 jalapeño, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• ***Optional toppings:***
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed
• lime wedges, to taste
• sour cream, to taste