22/10/2025
Black Bean & Sweet Potato Soup with
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds đ¤
A moorish nutrient-packed soup, perfect for those cooler days to keep you warm, full, fuelled right and feeling great!
This soup keeps well and is perfect for lunch thermoses, so you may want to make extra!
Ingredients
The Soup:
⢠300 Grams Cooked Sweet Potato, 2-3 Medium Potatoes
⢠1 Large Onion, Finely Chopped
⢠4 Tablespoons Sherry Vinegar
⢠600 Milliliters Chicken Or Vegetable Stock
⢠3 Tabespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
⢠2 X 400 Grams Canned Black Beans, Drained
⢠400 Grams Canned Chopped Tomatoes
⢠2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
⢠3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
⢠1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
⢠A Large Pinch Of Sea Salt
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds:
⢠250 Grams Organic Pumpkin Seeds
⢠1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
⢠2 Teaspoons Mild Or Hot Chilli Pepper
⢠1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
⢠A Pinch Of Cayenne Pepper
⢠1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Method:
For the Sweet Potatoes:
Preheat oven to 190 Celsius. Wash, dry and oil potatoes, make 4 or 5 small incisions with a small knife and place on a tray. Bake for 40 minutes or until centres are soft.
This is a nice step to do ahead, so when youâre ready to roll when you want to make soup!
Spiced Pumpkin seeds:
In a small bowl, mix pumpkin seeds, cumin, chilli powder, cayenne pepper, salt and olive oil. Mix well and spread out on a small baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once or twice to prevent burning. Set aside to cool. Note: itâs worth making extra to have for salad topping and snacks.
Now, for the soup:
Add black beans, tomatoes and cooked sweet potato to the food processor and blitz. Now add stock to mixture, gradually.
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, add finely chopped onion and cook until transparent, being careful not to burn, 7-8 minutes. Add minced garlic and cumin and cook for another few minutes; finally, add the salt and pepper to taste. Add bean mixture to the pan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and leave to simmer for 20minutes.
Serve with a dollop of yoghurt, spiced pumpkin seeds, chopped coriander and a wedge of lime.