Name: Tomato soup with cheese & Marmite toast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion roughly chopped; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 garlic clove chopped; 1 small bunch basil leaves picked; 400g can plum tomatoes; 2 slices of crusty bread toasted; 2 tsp Marmite; 50g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, grated

Tomato soup with cheese & Marmite toast served in a bowl

For the soup

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion
roughly chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 garlic clove
chopped
1 small bunch basil
leaves picked
400g can plum tomatoes

For the toast

2 slices of crusty bread
toasted
2 tsp Marmite
50g parmesan
or vegetarian alternative, grated

Method

step 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion with a big pinch of salt and cook until softened, around 5 mins. Add the oregano, garlic and basil and cook for 1 min longer, then tip in the plum tomatoes. Fill the can halfway up with water and add to the pan. Leave to simmer for 10 mins, then blitz with a hand blender. Season.
step 2
Meanwhile, heat the grill to high. Spread the toast with Marmite then top with grated parmesan, put onto a baking sheet and grill for 3-5 mins until golden. Spoon the soup into two bowls and top with the slices of cheesy toast. Grind over some black pepper to serve.