3 smoked eggplant soup Recipes

onion, diced, garlic, minced, extra virgin olive oil, plus more to drizzle, japanese eggplant, diced (or 1 large globe eggplant), tomatoes, cored and diced, minced parsley, minced cilantro, smoked spanish paprika, ground cumin, ground ginger, saffron, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

globe eggplants, sweet onions, sweet apples (not tart like granny smith or macintosh), shallot minced, butter or lite, olive oil, crushed garlic, garam massala (an indian spice mixture that can be found in any indian store or in the asian section of most supermarkets), ground cumin, hot indian curry powder , to taste, dried basil, qt. chicken stock, cream sherry, sour cream (lite or non-fat ok), salt & hot sauce to taste, sugar to taste, hickory or mesquite chips for smoking