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Curried Vegetable Soup

Chopped white onion, minced garlic, and diced baby carrots are sautéed in stockpot until soft. Sautéed vegetables combined with peeled and diced eggplant, diced potato, diced bell pepper, diced tomato, grated fresh ginger, minced green chili, curry powder, and vegetable broth. Soup is seasoned to taste with salt and simmered over low heat until heated through.

Ingredients -

2 tablespoons Canola Oil
1 Medium White Onion, chopped
2-3 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 cups Baby Carrots, diced
1 medium Eggplant, peeled and diced
2 medium Potatoes, scrubbed and diced
1 large Green or Red Bell Pepper, diced
1 (14 ounces) can Stewed or Diced Tomatoes, undrained
1 teaspoon grated Fresh Ginger
1-2 Fresh Chilies, seeded and minced, or canned chopped green chilies
1-2 teaspoons good quality Curry Powder, to taste
1-1/2 cups Water or Vegetable Broth
1 cup Frozen Green Peas, thawed
1/4 cup chopped Fresh Cilantro, optional
Salt, to taste
Hot Cooked Basmati Rice, Barley, or Couscous, optional
Plain Low-Fat Yogurt or Soy Yogurt for topping, optional

Preparation:

1. Add the oil, onion, garlic and carrots to a large soup pot and sauté over medium heat until the onions is golden, which takes about 10 minutes, stirring often.

2. Add the next 8 ingredients and bring to a simmer.

3. Cover and cook until the vegetables are crisp tender.

4. Add the cilantro and peas and stir gently.

5. Season to taste with salt.

6. Mash some of the diced potatoes into the liquid to thicken the soup.

7. Simmer over low heat for 10 more minutes.

8. Serve with rice, couscous and a yogurt topping.

9. Enjoy.

Eggplant Recipe Tip -
Eggplant in Place of Pasta

	Eggplant can be used in place of pasta in many dishes. For instance, replacing the noodles with slices of eggplant can make healthier vegetable lasagna. Rollatini is made by roasting eggplant slices until they are pliable then topping with a slice of prosciutto and a coating of a mixture of Parmesan, ricotta, egg and garlic. The eggplant is then rolled, placed in a baking dish, topped with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese and baked to perfection.

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