Thisblack bean lentil soupis flavored with celery, carrot, garlic and lemon. It is low in calories, extremely high in plant protein and fiber. It is a perfect meatless soup that is both tasty and filling.
Love recipes with green lentils? You might want to see ourlentil stew with veggiesandgreen lentil spinach souptoo.

Beans are great ingredients in soups and stews. If you love them in salads too, you might want to check ourpiyaz saladtoo.
Our soup is truly one of a kind. You can substitute virtually any ingredient, change the entire flavor profile, and even use a completely different cooking method. Whatever works best for you, this lentil bean soup will be able to cater to your needs.
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Why should you make this recipe?
- This is aone-pot recipe. There is no need to make a ton of dishes for this easy soup. Simply add everything to one large pot or slow cooker and cook the ingredients until they reach perfection.
- This is ahighly nutritious and high protein recipe. Today, it is hard to find hearty soups that are still as healthy as this one is. Not to mention it is extremelylow in calories– perfect if you are trying to lose some weight.
- This soup is extremelyquick and easy to make. It takes less than half an hour and can even be stored for a couple of days.
- You canmake this bean lentil soup in advanceand simply thaw it once you’re ready to serve it again. Have a look at our storage tips on how to best freeze this soup.

Ingredients and Substitutions
- Green lentils:The hero ingredient for this black bean and lentil soup is naturally the green lentils. These legumes are protein packed and make an excellent plant-based substitute. Furthermore, lentils help add a ton of savory flavors to the soup and make it more filling. If you can't find green lentils, you can also usebrown lentils, red lentils, or black lentils.
- Black beans:For this recipe, we use canned black beans, which are already cooked. If you use dried black beans, you need to soak them for 8 hours and boil until tender before adding them into the soup. Make sure you discard the water you boil the beans in. To substitute these beans,kidney beans or pinto beanswill work great. You can even use acombination of beans and chickpeas.
- Vegetables:We have decided on using only basic vegetables for this recipe including onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and tomatoes. But, you can add more veggies like kale, sweet potato and bell peppers to this recipe.
- Spices:We useblack pepper, cumin, paprika and salt. But, you can also make this a spicy soup! Add some chili powder or flakes (even fresh chilies if you'd like) to add some bite. You can even throw one or two bay leaves for an extra flavor.
- Water:Water is an easy addition, but for more flavor, you can addlow-sodium vegetable brothinstead.
Variations
We love this black bean soup because of how flexible the recipe is.You can turn this vegetarian soup into chicken soup.All you have to do is add some grilled chicken pieces and substitute the water with chicken broth (low sodium).
You can alsogive it a Mexican twist灵感来自一个经典Mexican black bean soup recipe. For example, by adding some delicious grated cheddar cheese or Mexican cheese, tortilla chips, and a dollop of sour cream, you now have a delicious nacho soup.
These are only two ways you can dramatically change the flavor of the soup and give it a fun new take.
And, you can evenchange up the cooking method used! You can use a slow cooker to make this soup instead of cooking it on the stovetop.
You canturn this chunky soup into a creamy soupby blending everything in a food processor or using an immersion blender.
How to Make
This black bean and lentil soup is packed with lots of nutritious veggies and can even be made in advance and frozen!

- Make the base.Heat the olive oil inside of a large pot. Then, add your onions and cook them until they become translucent. Add the chopped 2 cloves garlic and cook it for a minute. Add your chopped carrots and celery and continue cooking them for 5 minutes.

- Add in your mashed or dicedtomatoes, green lentils, and spices. Give the ingredients a good stir and cook them for roughly 2-3 minutes.

- Add thewater and lemon juiceto your soup base. Bring the mixture to a boil before reducing the heat to a medium-low. Cook the lentils until they become tender, about 20 minutes.

- After your lentils have cooked,add the black beansand continue cooking them for roughly 5 minutes. Once finished, serve your soup immediately with some freshly chopped parsley or cilantro.

Serving Suggestions
This black bean and lentil stew can be served with loads of accompaniments. Of course, you can add virtually any fresh garnish that you'd like. We love some freshly chopped parsley and a swirl of fresh cream oryogurt.
And, we especially love serving this soup with someflatbreador acrumbly cornbread. You can have a look at ourbread recipesyou can make at home.
Expert Tips
- Youdon't have to pre-soak the green lentilsbefore cooking them. You can simply add them into your pot and immediately start cooking them. Soaking them will shorten the cooking time, however, you have to remember to pre-soak them then.
- If you want to usepre-cooked lentils, you just have to be careful to not overcook them. You can add the cooked green lentils when you add the black beans. Only cook them for another 5 minutes.
- Ifyou are using cooked lentils,you have to rinse them first. This will remove any foreign particles and ensure that you have clean lentils.
- You cansubstitute the water with some vegetable brothto add more flavor to this soup.

How to Store and Reheat
To store any leftovers(if you’re lucky enough to have any) you can simply place the black bean and lentil soup inside of an airtight container. Then, place the container in the fridge for about 4 days.
Alternatively,you can freeze the soup在几个月的时间。当冰冷的汤,你can even place them in re-sealable plastic bags so that they can be frozen on a flat surface. This will make storing them much easier.
To thaw the soup,place the entire container in the fridge and allow the soup to defrost overnight. You can also defrost the soup in a microwave on a low heat setting or in a pot over low heat.
FAQs
No, they don't. Lentils cook really fast.
If you use dried black beans, you need to soak them for at least 8 hours.
The texture and flavor of your soup will change if you don't drain and rinse canned black beans. The liquid inside is too starchy and full of sodium. So it's better to discard it.
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Recipe
Black Bean Lentil Soup
A super satisfying black bean and lentil soup that is packed with flavors and vitamins.
- Prep Time:10 minutes
- Cook Time:30 minutes
- Total Time:40 minutes
- Yield:41x
- Category:Soup
- Method:Cooking
- Cuisine:American
- Diet:Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 1small onion, chopped
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cupcarrots, diced
- 4-5stalks celery (½ cup), chopped
- ½ cupmashed or diced tomatoes (fresh or canned)
- 1 cupgreen lentils, uncooked and rinsed well
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ½ teaspooncumin
- ½ teaspoonblack pepper
- 1 teaspoonpaprika
- 4 cupswater
- Half lemon, juiced
- 2罐(15盎司/ 425 g)黑豆,drained and rinsed
- ¼ cupchopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil and sauté onions until translucent. Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Add in chopped carrots and celery and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour the mashed tomatoes and green lentils over the vegetables. Sprinkle salt, cumin, black pepper and paprika over these. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add in water and lemon juice and bring it to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
Add in black beans and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
Notes
- Youdon’t need to soak uncooked green lentilsbefore cooking. You can add them right into the pot and start cooking.
- If you want to use cooked lentils,make sure not to overcook them. You can add them at the same time with black beans. Make sure to drain and rinse first.
- You can substitute vegetable broth for waterto give the soup more flavor.
- To store any leftovers,you can simply place the black bean and lentil soup inside of an airtight container. Then, place the container in the fridge for about 4 days.
- You can freeze the soup在几个月的时间。当冰冷的汤,你can even place them in re-sealable plastic bags so that they can be frozen on a flat surface. This will make storing them much easier.
To thaw the soup,place the entire container in the fridge and allow the soup to defrost overnight. You can also defrost the soup in a microwave on a low heat setting or in a pot over low heat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories:433
- Sugar:5.2 g
- Sodium:1255.7 mg
- Fat:5 g
- Carbohydrates:74.4 g
- Protein:26.1 g
- Cholesterol:0 mg
Keywords:black bean lentil soup
billfromlachinesays
Zerrin,
A little trick if you forget to soak the beans overnight. Just put them in a pot covered in water turn on the heat on the stove until it boils. Let boil for 1 minute and turn off heat, cover the pot and let stand for 1 hour.
Then when you cook the beans they've already been tenderized so will cook quicker than the 2 hours it took you.
Regards
Bill
Zerrinsays
Hi Bill! This is a great tip! I don't know why but I often forget to soak them overnight.
Thanks for this helpful tip!
Best!
plasterers bristolsays
yum yum, this recipe sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing. Simon
Adinasays
Bean soup is one of my favorite kinds of soup, but I have never used black beans to make it, they are not particularly common here. But I have seen some in the Turkish supermarket, I will buy some next time I am there.
Zerrinsays
Hi Adina, black beans are nor originally Turkish. After seeing it in several American recipes, I decided to give it a try and we loved it. Hope you can find it in your area too.
Adinasays
No, I know they're not Turkish, but the Turkish supermarket is the only place that sells them around here. Together with lots of other great products that I couldn't find anywhere else in the area.
Zerrinsays
Oh got it Adina! You're lucky to have that supermarket then!