Tuscan white bean & tomato soup

Ingredients

For 4 servings (one normal-appetite adult each). Per serving in brackets.

• Canned white beans (cannellini)800 g (200 g)
• Canned chopped tomatoes600 g (150 g)
• Onion (brown/yellow)200 g (≈ 2 onions) (50 g (≈ 0.5 onion))
• Garlic (bulb)20 g (≈ 0.5 bulb) (5 g)
• Extra-virgin olive oil32 g (8 g)
• Dried thyme4 g (1 g)
• Vegetable stock cubes12 g (3 g)

Method

1. Soften onion and garlic in oil.
2. Add beans, tomatoes, thyme, stock cube and 150 ml water per serving.
3. Simmer 15 minutes; mash a few beans to thicken.

In the galley

• Copes with a seaway — 5/5 for sea tolerance.
• Stow the main ingredients in dry stores — nothing here needs a fridge.
• Make ahead: cook in port and freeze in portions.
• One pot — less to secure, less washing-up with fresh water.
• Contains: Celery, Gluten — always check the labels of what you buy.