Vegetable Broth with Vegetarian Parmesan - twimii

Ingredients

• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• some leafy celery sticks, sliced
• mushrooms, torn into small pieces
• 2 medium-sized potatoes, diced – mixture of sizes
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 teaspoon fresh sage leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried
• 150g vegetable broth mix or pearl barley
• 1 1/2 litres vegetable stock
• salt & pepper
• vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese (e.g. Gran Kinara)
• cheese rind optional