Your entire family will love this. It’s delicious, healthy and easy to make.

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Mrs. Glade’s Grilled Eggplant Soup

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 med sweet onion chopped
  • 8 sliced cloves garlic
  • olive oil
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 large peeled and chopped tomatoes with some of the seeds removed
  • 2 tbs. basil pesto (homemade or store bought)
  • salt and pepper

Remove skin from eggplant. slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces. brush both sides with olive oil. Grill eggplant on both sides until nicely browned, but not burned. In a heavy duty saucepan saute onions in 2 tbs of olive oil on med heat. When onions start to brown, add sliced garlic to the pan. Lower the heat to med low. stir garlic and onions until grlic starts to brown slightly. Don’t burn it, or the garlic will be bitter. Add chicken stock, chopped tomatoes, grilled eggplant (chopped), salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes until tomatoes are well cooked. Add pesto. (I always have homemade pesto in my fridge). Puree soup with an immersion blender until thick and smooth. 4 hearty servings. Serve with crusty bread. YUM!

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