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This Roasted Vegetable Soup is packed full of delicious flavour, made from roasted squash, red pepper, eggplant and garlic.
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How are you all? Happy I guess, it’s Friday woohoo!
This week I’ve been cooking for one, ughh I hate eating alone it’s one thing that should always be enjoyed with your nearest and dearest. So since Nathan is still working away I’ve been making meals that I can easily store any leftovers afterwards. This Roasted Vegetable Soup is perfect for that because it can be frozen in plastic containers and brought out on a rainy day when you need something warming and comforting.
I absolutely adore roasted vegetables of any kind so I knew this soup would have beautiful flavours. I chose to use butternut squash (a favourite of mine), red pepper, eggplant/aubergine and of course garlic!
All the vegetables are roughly chopped then placed in a lined baking tray with some thyme leaves, seasoning and olive oil. I wrapped five garlic cloves in tin foil with a tiny drizzle of olive oil and roast it in the oven along side the veg until cooked through and delicious.
Meanwhile I sautéd one leek and red onion in a large pot until soft, added the roasted vegetables, garlic (removed from their skins) and water then let it simmer for 30 minutes.
The soup is then blitzed with a hand held blender until completely smooth and seasoned to taste with salt and pepper. When serving I top with grated pecorino cheese and extra pepper, the pecorino adds saltiness to the sweet vegetables and gives the soup such a wonderful flavour.
Like all soup this is perfect with big chunks of crusty bread for dunking, yum!
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Roasted Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper
- 1 lb (450g) Butternut squash
- 1 leek
- 1 red onion
- 1 small eggplant/aubergine
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tbsp thyme leave, plus extra for garnish
- Pecorino cheese for serving
- 4 1/4 cups (34 fl ounces/ 1 litre) water
- 5 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Using a knife, remove most of the eggplant skin (it doesn’t need to be perfect). Roughly chop the squash, eggplant and red pepper into medium sized pieces and add to a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Add the thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper then drizzle with 4 tbsp of olive oil, rub the oil all over the veg.
- Wrap the garlic cloves (in their skins) in tin foil with a tiny drizzle of olive oil. Roast the vegetables and the garlic in the oven for 30-35 minutes until cooked through.
- Finely slice the leek and red onion. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to a large pot under a low/medium heat and sauté until soft but not browned. Add the roasted vegetables and water. Simmer for 30 minutes then blitz with a hand held blender until completely smooth, season to taste.
- Serve in large bowls with grated pecorino cheese and an extra dusting of pepper and thyme leaves.
Notes
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Nutrition
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I’ve never had eggplant in soup before, I must try this!
It’s great in soup and gives a lovely creaminess when pureed!
Yum! Soup is one of my favorite things about winter, haha. This soup sounds delicious! Such a perfect way to use up some of the veggies in my fridge!
That’s the great thing about soup, you can use up lots of leftover veg. Thanks for stopping by!
Well I was wondering what to take to work tomorrow for lunch. Its got to be this soup in a thermos – thanks.
Great idea!
This recipe sounds delicious. I’ve always loved butternut squash, too!. The eggplant and red peppers make for an interesting combination.
Thank you! 🙂
This looks so beautiful and warming. I’ve never added eggplant to a squash soup and now I’m wondering why not!
Thank you Jennie, eggplant is great in soup it gives such a wonderful flavour and creaminess when pureed.
This looks like a perfect soup for chilly winter days! I love that it requires only 10 minutes of prep time!
Yup so easy to prep, thanks Igor!
This sounds like the perfect soup. It’s late here and I’m really beginning to feel hungry!!!
Thank you so much!
When my husband is out of town, I pour wine and eat wheat thins! I’m impressed that you actually have real food!
Hahaa that’s hilarious. It sucks cooking for one!
I love that gorgeous, vibrant color- it looks so delicious and comforting!
Thanks so much ☺️
This is such a great technique for soup, I make a completely different roasted veggie soup using beets, and the color is amazing ~ I love that you added butternut squash, it’s my fave <3
Wow that sounds lovely! Thank you sue ☺️