Recipe: Tomato Soup, Chunky Croutons, Crunchy Veggies & Guacamole, Sticky Prune Sponge Dessert (Jamie Oliver's Meals in Minutes, p.76)

I omitted the dessert as I had plenty of fresh fruit and sweet things in my fridge and pantry - so I'm having fresh strawberries with peanut butter chocolate ice cream instead.

This one is very easy. Throw some tomatoes on a baking sheet with olive oil, garlic, and red chilies, throw it in the oven, on a different baking sheet make the croutons, using ciabatta bread chunks. When the tomatoes are slightly roasted, you whizz them up in the blender with some roasted onions and balsamic vinegar, garnish with sour cream and basil, and voila. Rustic tomato soup. I was a little liberal with the chilies and so my soup is a wee bit on the spicy side, which I don't mind.

This is a good light meal for when you're not really hungry but know you should eat something now, rather than snacking later.

Time: 45 minutes from thought to table, although I was considerably slower than usual today as I was yakking on the phone to my friend Kate throughout.