Greek Lemon Rice Soup

OK, I got another cookbook.  I had to, because it's Vegan Eats World by Terry Hope Romero, author of Viva Vegan and co-author of Veganomicon.  I've been looking forward to it for ages!  It arrived a couple weeks ago and it is huge - totally overwhelming.  I've made a few things so far, though, and they have all been great, including this soup.

It's a lemony broth with carrots, orzo, arborio rice, and pureed white beans to thicken it and add some protein.  I also added a couple handfuls of chopped spinach because I had some in the fridge to use up.  I never think I'm a soup person but then I almost always really like it when I make it from scratch, and this one will be good to have in the repertoire.