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Roasted Eggplant Soup


Wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Trust you are all having a great time with your family and love ones :-)

This Roasted Eggplant Soup is just the perfect hot fix for a cold winter evening. It's creamy, satisfying and simple to make. I like to serve this soup with a couple of crispy and slightly salty Bacon Toasts. I will post the bacon toast recipe next.

Roasted Eggplant Soup

Ingredients

2 (About 950 g) Medium Eggplants, cubed (1 inch)
1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
¼ tsp Sea Salt

4 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 Large Yellow Onions, peeled and finely shopped
2 Cloves Garlic, peeled and chopped


1 Large Potato, peeled and diced

2 Tins/Cans (794/28 oz)) Diced/Chopped Tomatoes

4 Cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
A handful Fresh Coriander, chopped

1 tsp Ground Cumin

¼ tsp Smoked Paprika
Sea Salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper



Method



Preheat the oven to 450˚F.



Toss the eggplants with ½ tsp cumin, sea salt, and 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a large baking tray. Roast in the oven for about 30 to 35 minutes or until soft.


Heat the olive oil in a large pot; add onion and garlic with a pinch of salt. Cook the mixture until soft and translucent but not brown in color. Then turn the heat on high and mix in the eggplants, potato, tomatoes, coriander, cumin, and paprika. Sauté the mixture for about 3 to 5 minutes, and add the chicken or vegetable stock. Then bring it to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 30 to 40 minutes.



Allow the soup mixture to cool slightly before you puree it with a handheld blender. Bring the soup back to the boil and season with some salt and pepper. Serve warm with some crusty bacon toast.

Serves 6

Comments

  1. It's like a match made in heaven

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  2. This looks so delicious! What a lovely dish

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  3. Looks great, but not familiar with your writing style. is that 2 eggplants @ 950 gr. each, or 2 eggplants with a total weight of 950 grams?
    Thanks

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  4. @Anonymous: It's 2 eggplants with a total weight of 950 grams.

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  5. I have eggplant in my fridge that I've been wondering what to do with! I'm making this! (Found you on pinterest)

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  6. I'm not a fan of eggplant, but somehow yours look really good, and the thought of having this with your bacon toasts sound fantastic!

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  7. Fresh coriander....is that the same as fresh cilantro?

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