Italian Style Garlic Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups onions roughly chopped
• 4 cups leeks roughly chopped
• 2 cups potatoes diced
• 3 heads garlic roughly chopped
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tbsp dried thyme
• 2 - 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp black pepper crushed
• 1 cup cream
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste
• 3 slices bread diced
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp black pepper crushed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Parmesan cheese (optional)