Jamie Oliver’s spring soup with cheesy toast

A tasty, healthy and low-cost spring soup that mainly uses freezer and pantry staples.

Bowls of soups, one topped with a large crouton. More croutons on a baking try in the background.
By Jamie Oliver | Published - 28 Oct 2025
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Cooking Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 300g frozen classic vegetable base mix
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 300g bag of spring greens
  • 400g tin of white beans, such as cannellini, butter, haricot
  • 1 organic vegetable stock cube
  • 4 slices of stale bread (200g)
  • 60g Cheddar cheese
  • One pinch of dried chilli flakes

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.
  2. Drizzle one tablespoon of olive oil into a large deep pan over a medium heat. Add the vegetable base mix, a pinch of freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, two sprigs of fresh thyme, and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes until softened.
  3. Drain the beans, reserving the juice, then add half of the beans along with the juice to the pan. Crumble in the stock cube and top up with 800ml boiling water. Stir well, cover and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the sliced spring greens and cook for 2 more minutes, until tender. Transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth, then season to perfection.
  5. Place the bread on a baking tray and coarsely grate over the cheese. Sprinkle over the remaining beans and the chilli flakes and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
  6. Divide the soup between warm bowls, top with the crispy beans and cheesy toasts, sprinkle with a few fresh thyme leaves and a drizzle of olive oil and serve.

Tesco Good Food Ambassador Jamie Oliver created a selection of seasonal recipes in collaboration with WWF and Tesco as part of the supermarket’s Better Baskets initiative, which aims to make it easier for customers to make healthy and sustainable choices.

(Hero image credit: Jamie Oliver)

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Written by: Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is a top celebrity chef, restaurant owner and book author. He made his television debut in 1999 and has been cooking and campaigning ever since.

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