Italian Vegan Garbanzo Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 carrots cut into medium-sized chunks
• 3 stalks celery cut into medium-sized chunks
• 1 fennel bulb cut into thin slices
• 155 ounces garbanzo beans chickpeas
• 5 ounces diced tomatoes
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 15 cherry tomatoes cut into halves
• 2 handfuls fresh spinach
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste