Recipe - Roasted Eggplant Soup

1 lg Eggplant
2 Red bell peppers
2 lg Tomatoes
3 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Onion; chopped
8 Garlic cloves; minced
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 qt Chicken stock
One half cup Heavy cream
4 tablespoon Fresh basil; thinly cut or sliced up

Roast the eggplant, bell peppers, and tomatoes by holding them over an open
flame (or broil them) so that they are black all over. Remove the skins.
Remove the seeds from the bell peppers and the tomatoes. Chop the eggplant,
bell peppers, and tomatoes. Set them aside.

In a medium large saucepan place the olive oil and heat it on medium high
until it is hot. Add the onions and saut‚ them for 3 to 4 minutes, or
until they are tender.

Add the roasted eggplant, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Stir the ingredients
together. Add the garlic, cumin, and chicken stock. Simmer ingredients for
45 minutes. Add the cream and stir it in.

Pour the soup into a blender and pur‚e it so that it is smooth. Season the
soup with the salt. Garnish it with the cut or sliced up basil.

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