Recipe: Vegan Navy Bean Soup

This is a very simple and easy recipe. The best part is you can adjust the recipe for your family: add more veggies and less beans, use different veggies, or add different spices. Mix it up and make this recipe your own.

Vegan Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. dry navy beans
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cubes vegetable stock
• 8 cups water
• 1-2 drops of liquid smoke
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Heat soup pot over medium heat.
2. Saute celery, carrot and onion in olive oil until onions are translucent.
3. Meanwhile, rinse Navy Beans.
4. Add navy beans, vegetable stock, water and liquid somke.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Bring to boil.
7. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 min to and hour or until beans are tender.

[Recipe courtesy of Vegweb.com]