Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Soup with Feta
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Total: 50 mins
Aubergine, tomato and pepper, it could be argued, are at their best when a little charred around the edges, bringing rich sweetness and a touch of smoke to this creamy soup spiked with chilli, cumin and garlic, and topped with savoury feta and aniseedy dill fronds.
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 2 aubergines
  • 1 red pepper
  • 3 vine tomatoes
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 120g feta
  • A handful of dill
  • 1 lemon
From your kitchen
  • 3 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 700ml hot water
You'll need
  • Roasting tin
  • Large pan with lid
  • Stick blender or food processor
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 220°C/Fan 200°C/Gas 7. Trim the aubergines and dice into 1cm cubes. Halve the red pepper, scoop out the seeds and pith and dice to match the aubergine. Roughly chop the tomatoes.

  • 2.

    Tip all the veg into a large roasting tin. Toss with 2 tbsp olive oil and some salt and pepper. Slide into the oven for 30 mins till lightly charred.

  • 3.

    While the veg roast, peel and thinly slice the garlic. Fill and boil your kettle.

  • 4.

    When the veg has 5 mins left, warm a large pan on the heat and add 1 tbsp oil and the garlic and 2 tsp cumin seeds. Fry for 4 mins, stirring. Add the roast veg to the pan. Pour in 700ml hot water from the kettle and crumble in a half of the pack of feta. Simmer for 5 mins.

  • 5.

    Meanwhile, finely chop the dill leaves and stalks. Keep them separate. Add the dill stalks, and add the zest and juice from the lemon. Using a stick blender, blitz the soup till smooth and creamy. Or ladle it into a blender, but you may need to do this in a few batches.

  • 6.

    Taste the soup and add more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. Remember that a little more salty feta will be crumbled on top.

  • 7.

    Ladle the soup into 2 warm bowls. Crumble over the remaining quarter portion of feta and sprinkle over the dill leaves. Drizzle 1 tsp olive oil over each and crack over some black pepper to serve.

  • 8.

  • Tip

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    Making in advance or any leftovers? Ladle the soup into individual containers minus the feta and dill topping. Leave to cool and then store in the fridge for up to 3 days or pop into the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost then heat till piping hot.

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