– 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil – 1 medium yellow onion small diced – 2 medium carrots diced – 2 celery stocks diced – ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or sweet paprika – 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves minced – 1 clove of garlic minced – sea salt and ground black pepper to taste – ¾ cup French OR brown lentils rinsed – 4 cups finely chopped green cabbage about ½ small savoy/green cabbage – 1 15- oz can chickpeas drained & rinsed (or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas) – 1 28- oz can crushed tomatoes – 6 cups vegetable stock – 2 cups frozen spinach (you could use fresh) – 2 teaspoons gluten-free tamari soy sauce