Hearty Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped finely

• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed

• 1 large leek, sliced finely

• 2 sticks of celery, chopped

• 2 carrots, chopped

• 250g of potato, peeled and chopped into small cubes (use a waxy variety)

• 1 litre of chicken or vegetable stock

• 2 bay leaves

• a couple of sprigs of fresh thyme (or 1 tsp of dried)

• optional: a pinch of chilli flakes

• salt and pepper to season

• fresh chopped parsley

• cooking oil spray (I used avocado spray oil)