Cheese and ham toasties with tomato soup

Name: Cheese and ham toasties with tomato soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 15 ml Olive oil; 1 Onions, chopped; 150 g Carrots, grated; 20 g Tomato purée; 800 g Chopped tomatoes; 1 Vegetable stock cubes; 5 g Caster sugar; 0.5 Bread, 8 slices; 40 g Butter, softened; 200 g Cheddar, grated; 150 g Sliced ham

Crisp buttery toasties with a bowl of smooth homemade tomato soup for dipping.

Ingredients

15 ml Olive oil
1 Onions, chopped
150 g Carrots, grated
20 g Tomato purée
800 g Chopped tomatoes
1 Vegetable stock cubes
5 g Caster sugar
0.5 Bread, 8 slices
40 g Butter, softened
200 g Cheddar, grated
150 g Sliced ham

Method

Soften the onion and carrot in the oil for 8 minutes.
Stir in the tomato purée, tomatoes, stock cube, sugar and 300ml of water. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Blitz with a stick blender until smooth and season. Keep warm on a low heat.
Butter one side of each bread slice. Make four sandwiches with cheese and ham on the unbuttered sides, buttered sides facing out.
Cook in a hot frying pan for about 3 minutes each side, pressing down, until golden and the cheese has melted.
Cut the toasties into soldiers and serve with the soup for dipping.