Spanish Chickpea and Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium sized onion
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2 carrots
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• sea salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 700 g cooked chickpeas (canned)
• 1 liter vegetable broth
• bay leaf
• 1/2 cup rice
• chopped parsley