Felicity's Vegetable Soup

• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 (810 g) cans crushed tomatoes
• 100 g tomato paste
• 6 carrots
• 3 onions
• 1 head celery
• 1 small turnip
• 14 cabbage
• 2 cups green beans, trimmed
• 3 large broccoli florets, including stems
• 3 zucchini
• 2 tablespoons vegetable stock powder (optional, to taste)
• herbs or spices, to taste. I used cumin, oregano and freshly ground black pepper
• salt, if used, at the very end (optional)
• 2 (420 g) cans borlotti beans, rinsed
• 2 cups baby spinach leaves
• water (to cover, 8cups approx)

1. Using a food processor (or knife) chop all vegetables into pieces, I tend to shred so that everything is in small pieces but it's a personal thing.
2. Put everything in a very large stock pot except for salt, borlotti beans and spinach.
3. Cover with water and bring to a simmer.
4. Cook till just tender, about 30-40mins for me.
5. Taste & season to your liking.
6. Add borlotti beans and spinach, and heat through until spinach wilts and beans are warm.
7. Serve piping hot, and cool the remainder for freezer storage so soup is on hand at any time of the day or night.

garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, onions, celery, cabbage, green beans, broccoli florets, zucchini, vegetable stock powder, herbs, salt, borlotti beans, baby spinach, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/felicitys-vegetable-soup-164408 (may not work)