Spanish Garlic Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium sized onion
• 8 cloves of garlic
• 2 celery sticks
• 2 small carrots
• 1 jar cooked white beans (canned)
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• sea salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• 1 kg head of green cabbage
• chopped chives