Friday, March 09, 2012

Eggplant Soup

What to do with eggplant and 2% milk?  I never drink milk except for skim milk, however, this week we had a 4L of 2% milk. Not wanting to actually drink the milk on its own and it was going to expire soon, I decided to make a soup with whatever veggies I had at home.

Ingredients:
1 eggplant
5 cloves of garlic
olive oil
1/2 - 1 cup of tomato puree
1 cup chicken broth
dried thyme
cayenne pepper
2 cup milk

Slice the eggplant, lay the slices on a pan and spread olive oil over it. On the same pan, add garlic and bake them in an oven for about 30 min at 375F.

In a pot, add chicken broth, roasted garlic and eggplant.  Let it simmer for about 10 min.  Add thyme, cayenne and tomato puree. Simmer for another 10 min. Use a hand blender and puree the soup.  Lastly, add milk (can add more if you prefer a thinner soup).

THOUGHTS:
Turned out pretty good! Definitely didn't know what to expect but I quite like it.  Only thing would be the seeds from tomato and eggplant that can get a bit annoying.

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