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Roasted Vegetable Bisque

Author: Zoe Morman

Ingredients

  • One eggplant
  • Two zucchinis
  • Two heirloom tomatoe
  • One package of grape tomatoes
  • About a cup of garlic cloves
  • One leek
  • Two to three carrots
  • Three celery stalks
  • Two rutabagas.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Large Dice all your veggies. 
  • Place the vegetables on cookie sheets with borders.
  • Sprinkle vegetables with olive oil, herbs de provençe, salt, and pepper.
  • Roast vegetables in the oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft and slightly charred.
  • In batches, place the vegetables in a blender and puree until smooth. 
  • At this point, you can take the mixture and sieve it through a fine-mesh colander to create a super smooth textured bisque. I personally like the bit of texture that just pureeing creates, so I skip straining the bisque. As you blend the bisque in batches, pour the pureed mixture into a kettle or large saucepot.
  • Once all the veggies are pureed and in the pot, set the burner to medium heat and pour one cup of heavy cream or creme fraiche. I came across this creme fraiche product at my local supermarket and found it to be a delicious substitute for cream. 
  • The bisque is thick so, I adjusted the thickness of the bisque with vegetable broth. Heat through and serve with oil and garlic toasted baguette pieces or a pear, arugula, and prosciutto sandwich.

Notes

  1. I peeled the eggplant, but not the rutabagas nor the zucchini, I rinsed the rutabagas and removed the tiny roots.