Put the chopped tomatoes and pepper on a baking tray and pour over the 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss in the spices. Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes, or until the veggie are cooked through and the edges are going just a little bit crispy.
Once done transfer the veggies to a blender , removing the papery skins from the garlic (if your blender can’t take heat, wait for them to cool down a bit first) Blend until smooth – around 20 seconds.
Pour the contents of the blender in large pan. Add the stock powder and water and cook for about 5 minutes. *Alternatively do this step in the saucepan with an immersion blender.
1 teaspoon veggie stock powder or paste, 250 ml water
Add the black beans. Heat the soup for 10 minutes to allow all the flavours to infuse and the garlic to cook.
240 g black beans
To serve, garnish with fresh parsley or coriander, and drizzle with olive oil.
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil to serve, Few sprigs fresh parsley to serve
Notes
TOP TIP: If you have an immersion blender, rather than a jug blender. Transfer the tomatoes etc to a large saucepan and add the vegetable stock. Blend right in the pan, then add the black beans.