Healthy Vegetable Soup

• 1 brown onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 600 g mixed chopped vegetables (I used carrot, zucchini, celery, potato and butternut squash. Use whatever veg is in season like leeks, sweet potato, peas etc.)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 750 ml vegetable stock
• 400 g borlotti beans (or legumes of your choice)
• 0.25 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 handful of fresh basil
• 1 sprinkle of pepper