Lentil & Mushroom Soup with Tofu

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 onion diced
• 50g button mushrooms sliced
• 250g firm tofu cubed
• 1 1/2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 1/2 sprigs of fresh thyme leaves stripped, plus extra to serve
• 1/2 tin of crushed tomatoes (400g tin)
• 1/2 cup (100g) dried green lentils rinsed
• 2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup (125ml) water
• 1 cup (40g) baby spinach leaves
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes or to taste