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I just finished making this for dinner, and it is DELICIOUS! I’ve never commented on a recipe before, but I had to for this one. I have only had curry-flavored dishes a few times before and wasn’t sure if I’d like it at home, but this is my new favorite soup (I’m not a soup person at all which says how good this is that I want to make it again and again.). Thank you so much!
Rebecca
I think I overdid it on the Halloween candy.
And this is about how I’m feeling right now.
Although, actually, I think I would die from joy if I was actually hanging out inside a candy bucket with a pumpkin hoodie-thing on my head. I would simultaneously die from joy if this precious puggie was sitting in the candy bucket with me. And triple joy if the pug belonged to me. Maybe these are candy hallucinations? Candy. If I say that word one more time, I will die, and this time it won’t be from joy.
So let’s talk about eggplant soup.
I really hate taking pictures of soup.
That’s why I just spent 30 minutes browsing “halloween pugs” on Google images instead of posting another picture of this soup.
But I really, really love eating soup. And I love eating soup packed with vegetables to make my body feel redeemed after all those Halloween Snickers. This soup has one million delicious flavors: the sweetness of roasted peppers, eggplants (although I don’t really know what eggplant flavor is, exactly), nutty-ness, the brightness of lemon, and spicy spices that remind me of our favorite Indian restaurant.
Bottom line – this soup is delicious, and if you overdid it on the candy like I know you did, you should make this. Your tastebuds, your sugar-coated teeth, and your skinny jeans will thank you.
Curry Roasted Red Pepper and Eggplant Soup
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
This creamy, pureed curry roasted red pepper and eggplant soup is healthy and full of flavor. Perfect for dipping with bread or sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 4 small/medium eggplant (or 2 large)
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced,
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons tahini or natural peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon curry
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- optional: 2 tablespoons cream, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, cayenne for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450. Chop red peppers and eggplant. Cover a baking sheet with tinfoil and spray with nonstick spray. Put vegetables on baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Roast for 25-30 minutes.
- Saute onion with oil until translucent. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add broth, tahini, and spices. Add roasted vegetables. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a blender. Puree until soup reaches desired consistency. Stir in cream and/or lemon juice. Sprinkle with cayenne and serve with warm bread.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Thai-Inspired
Keywords: curry red pepper soup, eggplant soup, red pepper soup
Did I mention that this soup leaves plenty of room for … dessert? And by dessert, I definitely mean just one more trip to the candy bucket.
If all the Reese’s are gone, it was the pug.
Now THIS is what I should have done with my CSA eggplants all summer! It wasn’t exactly soup season but, because I don’t like the texture of eggplant, would have been excellent. I might just have to buy some this fall and make this!
Yes! You should. It’s creamy and wonderful.
Love all the flavours in this soup (although you’re right, I have no idea what the flavour of eggplant is) and especially the kick of curry.
Also, Halloween pug? Ridiculously cute and I’m not even really a pug person (sorry!).
Pugs have such funny personalities! Maybe I can make you into a pug lover over time… 🙂
Mmmmm, this looks awesome. Perfect for fall– and for providing some break from the candy, ha.
That’s what I really need (candy break). Not what I want, but definitely what I need.
YUM! We just sampled a veg/curry soup yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it!
You make soup look good too, I’m impressed! 🙂
Well, thanks. I really hate photographing it… I just don’t have the energy to try to make it look interesting. 🙂 But I love eating it!!
Mmmm….I love eggplant! And pugs! but not together..! This soup looks great, and the pug looks absolutely adorable!
I can’t get enough of pugs in halloween costumes. 🙂
That pug totally cracks me up! He looks way more thrilled to be dressed up than my cat did 😉 This looks delicious, browsing your recipes and liking what I see 🙂
Okay that soup looks pimp but THAT DOG? I’m d.y.i.n.g.
hahaha!! I just laugh looking at pictures of them! Imagine if I actually had one…
That looks fantastic. Just perfect for cool fall days.
Aubergine (eggplant) is one of my favorite ingredients! Spicy eggplant soup sounds wonderful 🙂
This was my first time cooking with it! Yummy.
I always seem to resort to healthy soups in the fall. I never feel like salad because of the weather. Soup is the perfect alternative. Also, I want to steal that pug!
Same here. On both the soup and the pug comments. 🙂
I have never used eggplant in a soup. But your dish reflects the brilliant use of an Eggplant in soup. I am excited with this different soup ingredient. Thanks for sharing.
Hahaha. Nice. The colour of that soup reminds me of the colour of a pumpkin. Or maybe even a pumpkin bucket… filled with candy…
It all comes back to the candy, doesn’t it? 🙂
I love the flavors in this soup! I wish I had my CSA eggplants now… sad day!
Aw, that is a sad day. There’s always the farmer’s market?
this soup looks SO delicious@ I love curry flavor’s and eggplant together!
This. Looks. Amazing. I also hate taking pictures of soup, but yours are beautiful! The flavors sound perfect, I’m definitely adding this to my plans for next week. I always want to buy eggplants just because of their gorgeous colour and I never know what to do with them!
I think seriously “eggplant” is my favorite color.
Wow this soup sounds amazing! I love the mixture of ingredients, I bet the flavour is out of this world!
Thanks! I loved the level of spicyness – just the perfect kick, but not too much.
I’ve never had eggplant soup. It’s time to start!
This was my first time, too. I looked at the eggplant and thought – what to do with this?? And soup it was!
Yum yum and more yum! I can’t wait to make this this winter.
I’m eating this soup right now! It’s delicious but the color…looks nothing like yours! The color of mine is terrible looking (like puke…). I wonder why…oh well, it’s still tasty!
I think the color changes depending on how much of the eggplant skin you leave on. I left about half on and then took some off. I’m glad it still tasted good for you! 🙂
I was wondering if I should peel it or not but I didn’t read anything that said to. Next time I’ll peel 1 of them. I really did love it.
I peeled one of the eggplants, mine looks pukey too. I have a photo (http://lockerz.com/s/172823799) in case anyone wants to compare. So I think maybe the key is peel both eggplants. My red peppers were also a bit on the small side so maybe that kept me from getting that nice red colour.
Tastes great though! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad it tasted good even if the color was a little … weird… 🙂
Yum! I think I will make this soup on the weekend. I have been looking for a new soup recipe different from the ones I usually make, and I think that this one will do it. Roasted vegetables,spices and the blender,what more can I ask for?! Perfect.
Yummy soup! & you should absolutely get a pug 🙂 I have two, one’s black and the other’s white.
P.S. pugs love food as much as I do and upon reading your bio I think you would be a match made in heaven as well
I have to say I love all the ingredients in the soup but mine cane out a little weird. The first thing is that my eggplant and peppers stuck to the foil so maybe next time I will nix the foil. The taste of the soup was strange but I liked it, although I felt it needed something…. The second time I ate the soup I put in some sour cream after heating up the soup and that made a really huge difference-it was YUM
I just purchased 8 large eggplants from the seconds table at my local farm stand for $2 and was strolling for recipes. This looks and sounds yummy!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Congrats! and thank you!
Ha! That pug picture made me laugh out loud. You hooked me with that one. 🙂 This recipe seems so easy! I’ve pinned it to my board and will definitely be making this soup soon. What an unusual mixture of flavors. I can’t wait!