Black Bean soup & Cobb Pita's Recipe 5/25

Hey guys I got a new recipe for ya, and its one my mom makes so well! Now I know you might think that soup in 95 degrees would not be good, but this black bean soup, rivals that of the one at Panera, and it works in any season. So try these two things together: the soup and the cobb pita salad

Black Bean soup & Cobb Pitas

Black Bean Soup:
Ingredients 
4 (15 oz) cans black beans
1/2 can (15 oz)
1/2 cup chicken broth
small onion
minced garlic
cumin
salt and pepper to taste


saute 2 cloves minced garlic and onion (cut up into small pieces) with a little bit of olive oil on medium t high heat
-After about five minutes, add three of the cans of black beans
-Add the chicken broth and tomato sauce too
-Add some salt and black pepper
-Stir on the heat for about ten minutes


Take the mixture off the heat and puree it using a blender or handheld blender etc.
-Add cumin to taste (how ever much you like, mom just kinda tosses it in)
-Add more salt and pepper for taste (again its whatever you like) 
- Then add the last can of black beans but do NOT puree so that you have some whole beans in the soup for some texture


If serving at this time put it back on heat for a few minutes until hot, if not you can put it away in the fridge till a later time or even freeze it for another day! serve with a dollap of sour cream on top and some chopped up onions
-Serves about six people


Cobb Pitas:
Ingredients
-1 package american style lettuce blend
-1 & 1/2 cups coarsely chopped smoked turkey breast
-1/3 cup bacon bits
- 1 cup Monterey jack cheese
-Dressing of choice
-small cherry tomatoes halved
-Whole wheat pitas cut in half


Combine first five ingredients in bowl and toss
Fill each pita half with lettuce mixture and top with some cherry tomatoes
-Serves 4 people (each person gets two pitas halves)