Parsnip Soup With Cheesy Cranberry Toastie

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6

Cut your brown onion[s] into wedges, leaving the skins on (this helps them cook quicker)

Top, tail, peel then chop your parsnip[s] into bite-sized pieces

Crush your garlic (skins on) open by squashing them with the side of a knife

Peel your potato[es] and chop into small cubes

Peel and chop half your apple[s] into small cubes (save the rest for later!)

Strip your thyme leaves from their stems, discard the stems

Add the onion wedges, chopped parsnip and crushed garlic to one side of a baking tray (or two!) with a generous drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt

Add the chopped potato, chopped apple and thyme leaves (save some for garnish!) to a sheet of tin foil (or two!) with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] cold water and scrunch it up to form a sealed parcel[s] and add it to the other side of the tray[s]

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 25 min or until everything is tender but not coloured – these are your softened vegetables

Meanwhile, drain your mozzarella, then pat and squeeze as much liquid out as you can with kitchen paper

Tear the drained mozzarella into rough, bite-sized pieces and grate the cheddar cheese

Slice your ciabatta[s] in half

Add the sliced ciabatta to a separate baking tray and spread one side with butter and your cranberry sauce

Top with the torn mozzarella and grated cheese and set aside for later

Once all of the vegetables are tender, boil a kettle

Dissolve the vegetable stock mix in 350ml [525ml] [700ml] boiled water

Remove the skins and roots from your onion and garlic and discard, then add them to a food processor with your vegetable stock and all of the softened vegetables

Add 150ml [225ml] [250ml] milk and whizz until smooth – this is your parsnip soup

Transfer the parsnip soup to a pot over a medium heat and cook for 3-4 min or until warmed through

Whilst the soup is warming, put the ciabatta in the oven for 5 min or until the ciabatta is crusty and the cheese has melted

Once done, sandwich the ciabatta together, then slice in half – these are your cheesy cranberry toasties

Whilst the toasties are in the oven, chop the remaining apple into matchsticks