Roasted Eggplant and Bell Pepper Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
2 quarts
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 lb eggplant, cut into large chunks (preferably small lighter-skinned varieties)
- 2 red bell peppers, cut into large chunks
- 1 large onion, cut into large chunks
- 4 tomatoes, cut into large chunks (about 1 pound)
- 5 fresh garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 oregano sprigs or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- sea salt, to taste
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 slices gingerroot, freshly peeled and thinly sliced
- 6 cups water
- 3 tablespoons cilantro, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large lime, juice of
- 1 cup yogurt (such as Pavels, a thin whole-milk yogurt)
- fresh cilantro stem, to garnish
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Toss eggplant, peppers, onion, tomatoes, garlic, herbs, oil and salt together.
- Place in a large baking dish. Roast until browned and fragrant, about 1 hour, turning 2-3 times while they're roasting.
- Transfer roasted vegetables to a soup pot.
- Add 1 cup water to the dish they baked in, scrape up the caramelized juices, and add to pot along with cumin and ginger.
- Pour in another 6 cups water, the cilantro, and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer, covered, until the vegetables are fully tender, 20 minutes or so.
- Let cool slightly, then puree, leaving a little texture. I would use an immersion blender here.
- Stir in the lime juice and pour into serving bowl.
- Swirl in the yogurt.
- Serve garnished with sprigs of cilantro.
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Reviews
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Excellent! I used half chicken stock and half water, and peeled the eggplant, but otherwise stuck to the recipe. In my opinion, it is a very pretty eggplant soup. It is light colored and appetizing, unlike some lentil soups I've seen. I wish I took a picture but I didn't. This is great for a dinner party as well! Thanks for a great recipe, this one will be repeated many times!
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