Roast pepper and white bean soup

Ingredients

• Bell pepper (raw)400g
• Onions (raw)150g
• White beans (drained)300g
• Canned tomatoes (canned)200g
• Garlic (raw)10g
• Ground paprika (dry)2g
• Recipe water (raw)500ml
• Plain bread (cooked)160g
• Olive oil (raw)15ml
• Salt (dry)3g
• Black pepper (dry)1g

Method

1. Heat the oven to 220°C. Halve 400g bell pepper, removing stems and seeds; cut 150g onions into 2cm wedges. Toss with 15ml olive oil and place peppers skin-side up with onion beside them. Roast for 25–30 minutes until pepper skins blister in patches and flesh softens. Turn onion halfway; move browned pieces aside.
2. Let peppers cool just enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Pull off loose blackened skin where it lifts easily, then chop flesh and onion into 1cm pieces. Put in a pot with 300g white beans, 200g canned tomatoes, minced 10g garlic, 2g ground paprika, 500ml recipe water, 3g salt and 1g black pepper.
3. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes until garlic is tender and beans steam throughout. Mash half the beans against the pot to thicken the soup. If too watery, simmer uncovered; if thick, add a little processing water. No blender is needed.
4. Toast 160g plain bread in a dry skillet or the warm oven until lightly crisp. Ladle soup into bowls and serve toast separately.
5. The displayed quantities already match your selected servings. For 1 or 2 servings, use a smaller pan and check early; keep the stated cut sizes. For 4 servings use a broad pan or uncrowded trays; for 8 split every ingredient evenly into two 4-serving batches (more if the pan or pot capacity requires it). Keep pans below 80% full and vegetables in one layer when browning. Repeat the cooking and doneness checks for each batch; elapsed time increases for sequential batches. Serve promptly. Cool any extra cooked food in shallow containers and refrigerate within two hours, or one hour above 32°C. Keep the fridge at 4°C or below. Reheat cooked leftovers evenly to 74°C, checking several places with a food thermometer. Keep raw garnishes and cold yogurt or tahini sauces separate and use them cold within their label limits.