Mediterranean Tuscan Soup and Maple-Toasted Sourdough Bread - Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 1 chopped red onion
• 2 chopped celery stalks
• 2 diced carrots
• 2 cloves of chopped garlic
• 500ml of water
• One cube of low salt veg stock
• One tablespoon of pure Canadian maple syrup (<a href="https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/about/four-grades-of-maple/">preferably golden</a> for its delicate taste)
• 400g of diced tomatoes (one tin)
• 400g of drained and rinsed Cannellini beans
• 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon of Italian seasonings
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 200g of washed fresh spinach
• 4 slices of seeded sourdough bread, to serve