Wow! Served with feta sprinkled in, and homemade blue cheese & walnut bread. Hi Deb! I used more thyme than the recipe called for (probably twice as much), since I needed to use it while it was still fresh, and I also threw in a little dried basil, because we had it in the cabinet. That soup looks delicious! ); I roasted the garlic in tinfoil as suggested above; I added in chilli flakes and cumin with the thyme; I stirred in a cup of navy beans right at the end for a bit of extra protein and to make it a little more filling. That recipe was from the latest issue of Every Day Food magazine. Nothing touches the flavor of a whole roasted garlic head. eggplant and garlic are awesome together! I went the tahini route, and played kind of fast and loose with the directions, and it was so good. (BTW, I found a quick and easy way to make chicken stock! I also took a whole head of garlic, just chopped of the top with a bit of olive oil and put it cut face down and it roasted the whole time with the other vegies without burning. The results were pleasing, and my parents enjoyed it, but it wasn’t exactly right. Big mystery to me. I tried this tonight and it was great!!! Sure, I’ve got a slew of soup recipes in the archives that I find interesting, but still, the vast majority of soups out there to be either too salty, too watery, cream bombs (I’d rather save my heavy cream to top pie, thank you very much) or to taste like limp, boiled vegetables. Deb, I love eggplant! Last, we topped it with roughly chopped parsley. Guess what I made for dinner last night!?! Wonderful recipe. Thanks. You say in your recipe to use the eggplant without skin – why? Alas, it’s soup season and this is a good one. Please keep the recipes coming! I noticed you have a Staub dutch oven. Arrange tomatoes, eggplant, onion and garlic on a large baking sheet, or two smaller ones if you, like me, have a tiny oven. I just made this tonite and while I was looking for the eggplant i knew was in the fridge i also found a freshly picked apple and some roasted pumpkin puree (post-halloween). The red pepper helped with the coloring too. The next time I’d like to try some curry. I was having the exact same furious inner dialogue just the other day when my own blog featured an herb-roasted vegetable salad. Add the rest of the vegetables, the thyme and the chicken or vegetable stock and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. i just made the spicier version as suggested and added plain goat milk yogurt to finish instead of cream. Hi! But boy-o, that’s a lot of heft to roast a sweet potato for the baby. I’m finally realizing (through reading your fab blog) how important roasting vegetables and other ingredients is, before adding them to their soup, stew, etc. Tonight I browned some turkey sausage in the stock pot first, removed it and then added it again with the dairy. You are on the way of a wonderful recipe..I think I know where it went wrong. Thank you! I also added the cumin, a dash of cayenne and to make a meal out of it I tossed in some cut up smoked sausage from Wholefoods. And I LOVE eggplant. So this is perfect!! this calls for a heck of a lot less ingredients, they are all “normal” things and you won’t just make this once and be exhausted, you will make it over and over again. I’m much more a baker than a savoury cook, so I’d be way too lazy to try something as far-out (for me) as this, but the photo of the soup made me think immediately of brown lentil soup, made with brown lentils (obviously), rice for added creaminess, cumin, lemon juice, olive oil and parsley. Thank you so much for recipe it has prompted my first ever food posting!! We are experiencing an error, please try again. Deb, I just recently subscribed after seeing something completely unrelated on reddit and am loving your blog! I’m not much of a soup drinker, but lately the weather has been getting me in the mood. “Cumin!” I shouted over my mother’s talking. Adjust the curry powder depending on how much heat you want. I found it today and have enjoyed reading back till August. i used 3 cups stock instead of 4 and wrapped the garlic (unpeeled, though) in aluminum foil, per the comments above. We’re still getting a bounty of this beautiful vegetable from our CSA. Love roasted eggplant and I wasn’t an eggplant fan till now. Erin — I used my immersion blender! P.S. Roasted veggie in soup is always fantastic and this looks like such a great fall soup. I’ll let you know how it comes out! So here’s a story: Woman wants to make soup. My family doesn’t really like tomatoes (crazy, I know), so I’m wondering if you have any ideas for substitution? Great recipe! The Washington Post had an article on Tuesday with a soup very similar to yours and even included a recipe from the Ottolenghi cookbook here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101202226.html. Et voila. 2 tsp pomegranate molasses. Where was this soup when I was going through my vegetarian stint back in August! Actually, I have a feeling you will really love this book – lost of recipes that are not obvious but not overly complicated, a lot of respect for vegetables, and a lovely combination of Middle Eastern / Mediterranean and European flavours. and really enjoyed it. making it tonight. I adore the idea of roasting all the vegetables before putting them in the soup. All I can say is wow! I hated soup for years, I only got over it when I had a great one made with lentils, pumpkin and Malay curry powder. 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