This time of the year I just want to sit next to the fire (it is more like an electric heater) to read a good book or watch movies while enjoying a cup of champurrado, Mexican chocolate, tea or just a steamy cup of soup. I enjoy soups all year long, but I really crave them when the temperatures hit the 40°F and lower. And that’s where we were last week here in Central Ohio. It was so cold that I was looking for excuses to turn the oven on to keep the kitchen warm. So I decided to make a soup with something roasted in it. That’s how this soup was born, a warming soup with a lot of flavor.
Pinto bean and roasted garlic soup
The ingredients:
- 2 garlic heads
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1/2 small onion, sliced
- 2 cups cooked pinto beans, drained
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 3 cups chicken broth, or if you cook your own pinto beans 3 cups of the broth where they were cooked
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- bake tortilla strips and avocado for garnish
The how-to:
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- Roast unpeeled garlic in the oven at 350°F for 45 minutes.
- When it is roasted let it cool down for a little while. Using your index and thumb squeeze the garlic out of the peel.
- In a medium pot sautee onion in olive garden over medium heat.
- Blend pinto beans, cream cheese, garlic and onion with 1 cup of broth. Do it in batches if necessary.
- Pour back into the pot. Add the rest of the broth and bring to a boil.
- Add ground cumin and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes stirring constantly.
- Serve with baked tortilla strips and avocado.
¡Buen provecho!
This post is my entry for the Monthly Mingle event created by Meeta K on her beautiful blog What’s for Lunch, Honey? This month’s event is hosted by Tongueticklers and the theme is warming soups.
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Posted on December 14th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Well just to make yo feel better, we are sweltering with humidity at the moment! Nonetheless the soup looks hearty and I love the addition of roast garlic! Yum!
Posted on December 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I have garlic roasting for tonight's soup as I read this. Next time I will definitely try your bean/garlic version. It has to be delicious.
Posted on December 14th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
What a hearty soup, perfect for a winter day.
Posted on December 14th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Oooh OH's tooooo cold! Guess we shouldn't complain about the 60s and 70s here in LA…even though it gets rather cold at night. Perfect for soup!
Posted on December 14th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
There is nothing like a good soup at this time of the year.
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 4:04 am
This looks awesome, I will have to give it a try.
Thanks!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I really need to bookmark this one for Matt, he'll love it. It looks really pretty with the green on top.
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I love, love beans and garlic! What a delicious soup, Ben!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 9:53 am
SUPER delicious looking soup Ben! I love all the flavors – looks so hearty and perfect for winter weather!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
It's freezing cold here at the moment too (in the 20s fahrenheit!) so we'll probably be iceskating this weekend, so I totally understand the need to have warm comforting soup (actually made on today too, will be posting that tomorrow) This looks lovely although I always am a little hesitant with lots of garlic as Tom has a chemical reaction to the stuff! He starts smelling really really really bad..
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
This looks perfect for a day like today! Beautiful!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
It's even cold in Greece around 50 – 60F and a bowl of soup is so welcome. A beautifully tasty soup! Great combo!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Oh, I love pintos and am always looking for differnt ways to serve them!
LInked to you today in my post–keep on doing your beautiful blog!
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
That is one very tasting and comforting soup! Lovely!
Cheers,
Rosa
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Your soup looks thick and hearty, and the roasted garlic sounds fantastic!
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 4:00 am
He, he, your first sentence made me smile
. I love your soup Ben! What a great idea the addition of roasted garlics… Mmmmm soups are great to fight the cold. I am a hug fan during winter time.
Tus fotos son tan bonitas!
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 10:44 am
so I'm pretty sure you can never go wrong with roasted garlic. Especially not in a rich and delicious soup like this. I can only imagine the depth of flavor. Perfect to warm you up on a cold night.
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I tried roasted garlic recently, awesome. Your version sounds great indeed. I am not sure if I can find pinto beans here, probably can use another bean for substitution?
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Yes, I'd go with some other light color bean or Lima beans.
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
I totally relate to having hearty soups in this weather, I am doing the same thing. This soup sounds fantastic, flavorful and yum !
Posted on December 17th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
In my regard, beans–especially pinto beans–are very admirable and giving of themselves (and I don't mean gas). They're plentiful, cheaper than dirt, and delicious in every thinkable way–yet it never occurred to me to combine them roasted garlic and make soup. I agree that soup is one of the two or three most satisfying things on earth, and pinto beans plus roasted garlic equals pure genius. Kudos.
Posted on December 18th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I'm a HUGE fan of garlic and this one definitely tickles my fancy!
Posted on December 18th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Ben – I tried your bean soup recipe and it was divine – thanks so much! I wrote about my results here: http://ow.ly/NQ7N
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 6:00 am
This soup sounds so good! Creamy beans and cream cheese along with roasted garlic; what a great combo!
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I love pinto beans but haven't made soup with this like this before. It sounds so tasty about now : )
Posted on December 28th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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Posted on December 29th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
wow, what a delicious recipe and wonderful photos! I love roasted garlics and can practically taste the amazing flavors of this soup right now. very nicely done!
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