Chicken and Leek Vegetable Soup

Chicken and Leek Vegetable Soup

1 leek cleaned and diced (incl. about 1 inch of the green)
2 carrots diced
1 clove garlic minced
1 c. celery diced (with some leaves)
1 tomato diced
¼ c. chopped cilantro
1 t. sea salt
1 t. ground cumin
½ t. black pepper

Sweat vegetables and then sauté on very low heat in 1 T. olive oil. Add the diced tomato when the onion is starting to turn clear. Cook until tender.

1 chicken breast

Cook on low heat (with some olive oil if necessary) until done – then dice.

2 c. chicken broth
1 c. potato peeled and diced
½ c. black beans
1 T. lime juice

Simmer potato in broth until tender; add beans, chicken, lime juice and vegetables.
Add water to desired consistency.

Bring to simmer. Cool. Reheat to serve.