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Delicious Eggplant & Tomato Soup
Posted on October 30th, 2008 5 comments
Veggie soups & stews make frugal feasts
Soups and stews are a great way to feed your family when you are trying to work with a frugal grocery budget. Eggplants are not the cheapest vegetable out there, but they are certainly affordable when you compare them to the price of meat. I recently made a huge pot of roasted eggplant and tomato soup that was hearty, thick and delicious. I bought two super-huge eggplants and then roasted them under the broiler along with some olive oil and some tomatoes and onions. When they were golden brown and nice and soft, I put them in the food processor, and then dumped the mixture in a pot with 6 cups of chicken stock and crushed garlic, just simmering it to mix and warm it up. The result was delicious. You can peel or not peel the eggplants depending on your personal preference. This made a huge amount of soup, which we are still eating through. Add a little bread and you can serve it as a meal. Of course, Josh asked for a grilled cheese sandwich shortly after he was finished, so I guess it depends on how hungry you are!
5 responses to “Delicious Eggplant & Tomato Soup”
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i love making soup as well. especially in the fall and winter. i always make a large batch and then freeze it for lunches.
i make a killer soup that i found in a jamie oliver cookbook. it’s got chorizo sausage, spinach, chickpeas and all the usuals (garlic, onions, celery, stock, canned tomatoes). i love it and so does my husband. you vary up the spiciness level to by either using mild, medium, or hot sausage.
this looks like an awesome blog. i’m going to add it to my blogroll and check back often. i wandered over here from gails site.
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Michelle1 October 30th, 2008 at 15:23
Both sound yum! Thanks for the tips : ).
(I found you from Gail’s site too-love your site!) -
Saver Queen October 30th, 2008 at 21:06
Thank you for the lovely comments!!!
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Sounds really good, I wonder if using a hand blender would work just as well, with those tough skins and all. It would make the whole thing even easier.
A frugal soup I just made was Coconut Curry Carrot Soup, a long name but really good, and easy!
Oh, I found you through Frugal Friday! -
Yummy!
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