GUEST POST: Linda's Rooted Vegetable Soup

This was a made up dish that was really, really good so I thought would share it.  


1 tbs olive oil
1 large sweet onion sliced
2 nice large leeks cleaned and sliced thick
2 cups water
Handful or two of baby carrots
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
1 cup of cooked rice with cashews ( leftover from stir fry)
1 can garbanzo beans drained
Sliced ginger (about 3 tbs)
1 tsp. Allspice crushed
Salt 1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp White pepper 
Chopped baby bok choy (or other green veg. Like broccoli inclining stalk)
Feta cheese, or goat cheese 

Take olive oil in 3 quart pot and brown the onion slices till slight carmelization, add sliced leaks, cook for about 5 min storing.  Add water and ginger bring to boil and turn down to simmer.  Add carrots, allspice, garlic,cooked rice w cashews, garbanzo beans, allspice, salt and pepper.  Let this simmer for about 45min.  About 10 min before serving add the bok choy.

Serve in bowls with feta cheese crumbled on top.