Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced carrot 250 mL
• 1 cup diced celery 250 mL
• 1/2 onion, diced 1/2
• 1 clove garlic, minced 1
• 1 tbsp olive oil 15 mL
• 3 cups cooked black turtle beans or black beans 750 mL
• 4 cups vegetable stock 1 L
• 1/4 cup tomato paste 60 mL
• 1-1/2 tsp ground cumin 7 mL
• 1 tsp dried oregano 5 mL
• 1 tsp dried thyme 5 mL
• 2 tsp lime juice 10 mL
• salt and pepper to taste