Eggplant Parmesan Soup Recipe

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I've started off this twelvemonth eating to a greater extent than soup. It's amazing what tin larn inwards soup. I mean, pretty much anything. And many classic comfort nutrient dishes tin hold out transformed into soup. Macaroni as well as cheese, baked potato, fifty-fifty eggplant parmesan.

I got the sentiment to brand this soup when I was contacted past times Whole Foods nearly a Parmigiano Reggiano promotion they were planning. I wanted to brand something alongside the flavors of eggplant parmesan, simply lighter as well as healthier. I used a few croutons as well as roasted the eggplant, instead of breading as well as frying it as well as skipped the mozzarella altogether. And y'all know what? It all the same pretty much has the flavour of eggplant parmesan! I sentiment I was existence terribly original, simply it turns out in that place are several eggplant parmesan soup recipes out in that place on the internets.

I topped my soup alongside a yoke tablespoons of Pamigiano Reggiano. It's the cheese that actually makes the soup into something special. It adds that distinctive flavour as well as texture. I'm deplorable that y'all can't run across inwards the photograph that the soup has chunks of eggplant inwards it. You could puree it if y'all prefer a smoother soup. Also the croutons absorb a expert chip of the soup as well as add together fifty-fifty to a greater extent than trunk to it. Best of all, it's rattling healthy, as well as thus y'all tin help yourself to a 2nd bowl. I won't tell.

Eggplant Parmesan SoupMakes nearly vi servings

Ingredients

i large or 2 small-scale eggplant cutting inwards 1/2 lengthwise (about 2 lbs)
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
i medium onion, chopped

three cloves garlic, minced
i 28 ounce tin crushed tomatoes alongside basil
three cups water
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 loving cup Parmigiano Reggiano, grated

Croutons
Fresh basil leaves, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut eggplant inwards half, lengthwise as well as house cutting side downwardly on a lightly greased foil-lined broiler pan. Roast for nearly 45 minutes, or until eggplant is tender. Allow eggplant to cool. Meanwhile oestrus olive crude inwards a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions, sauté five minutes. Add the garlic as well as laid upward for some other minute. Scoop out the eggplant from the shells as well as chop roughly, discard the shells. To the dutch oven add together the chopped eggplant along alongside the tomatoes, H2O as well as salt, as well as convey to a boil over high heat. Reduce oestrus to low, comprehend as well as simmer twenty minutes, stirring occasionally. Top each serving alongside croutons as well as 2 tablespoons of Parmigiano Reggiano. Garnish alongside torn basil, if desired.

Enjoy!

My thank y'all to Whole Foods for providing me a gift carte as well as inspiring me to create this recipe
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