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Turkish · Soup

Turkish Grilled Eggplant Soup

Charred eggplant flesh is blended with roasted tomato, onion and garlic and olive oil into a smoky velvet purée, thinned with chicken broth and softened with a little cream and fresh mint.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 28 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 3large eggplants, whole, pierced with a knife tip
  • 2large ripe tomatoes, halved
  • 1medium red onion, quartered
  • 1 headgarlic, small, whole and unpeeled
  • to tastesalt
  • 1 tspdried thyme
  • 6 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 1200 mlchicken broth, 5 cups
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 80 mlheavy cream, 1/3 cup

To serve

  • 1 tbspfresh mint leaves, cut into thin strips

Diet

  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Grill
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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