Amanda's Italian Country Soup - Veg Power

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 sticks celery, chopped
• 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 tbsp light olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 large Kind Edward potatoes, peeled and cut into ‘stock-cube’-size pieces
• 2 glasses dry white wine
• 1/2 small white cabbage
• 1 small pointed spring cabbage, outer leaves discarded, cored and cut lengthways
• 150g spring greens
• 1 1/2 l vegetable or chicken stock
• salt and black pepper
• 150g canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 200g butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 small bag baby-leaf spinach, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese (per person), grated