Italian Vegan Garbanzo Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, cut into medium-sized chunks
• 3 stalks celery, cut into medium-sized chunks
• 1 fennel bulb, cut into thin slices
• 1 15,5 oz can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• 1 14, 5 oz can diced tomatoes
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• about 15 cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
• 2 hand full of fresh spinach
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste