I must say the Caribbean sounds pretty amazing right now. We are mid-winter here in the midwest. But, if we can’t have warm weather we can have Caribbean Black Bean Soup!
For this dish we need black beans, bell peppers, garlic, a sweet potato, brown rice, a sweet onion, scallions, a mango, pumpkin spice, vegetable broth, thyme, and cilantro.
After peeling and cutting the sweet potatoes into cubes steam the cubes. While this is happening, cook the brown rice in the vegetable broth.
To make the mango relish, peel the mango and slice it into small cubes. Slice up the scallions. Dice the cilantro. Mix these ingredients together.
In a large pan cook the diced bell peppers, onions, and garlic. Add the thyme.
Drain and rinse the black beans and warm them in a small pot.
The rice will be the base for this dish. Top that with the peppers and onions.
Add the black beans.
Add the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle the sweet potatoes with the pumpkin spice.
Lastly, add the mango relish and you are ready to eat!
