Muffin Special - Quick Vegetarian Breakfast

This is a snack idea I got from a friend and have made loads of times. They called it the "Muffin Special". It makes a simple breakfast, or can be used for a quick food fix at any time.

All you need for this is a pack of English muffins, plus butter or margarine with cheddar cheese, marmite and houmous.

Start by toasting an English muffin, or "breakfast muffin". These are sold everywhere in the UK and I just call them muffins, but "English muffin" is used to distinguish them from those large chocolate buns.

I usually prefer butter with toast, but I use margarine for these as it melts quickly, keeping the muffin hot, without adding its own flavour.

One half should be thinly spread with Marmite. (Here I'm using Natex, which is a great gluten-free alternative.)

Add a few slices of cheddar, preferably the strong stuff.

Finally, add a generous dollop of houmous and spread it over the cheese. Some people seem to find this combination a little strange, but it's fantastic.

(There's something called the "Paul McCartney sandwich" which also combines cheese, marmite and houmous, in a bagel, with lettuce. Now, that's strange. He seems to like it though.)

...and that's it. Muffin Special to go.