Greek Lemon Soup With Chickpeas

Name: Greek Lemon Soup With Chickpeas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 2 small white or yellow onions, chopped; 3-4 carrots, peeled and chopped; 1 1/2 cups chopped kale, stems removed; 1 small bunch of thyme (about 15 stems, don't bother removing the leaves from the stems, they will fall off while cooking); 10 sage leaves, finely chopped; 1 1/4 cups uncooked white or brown rice; 1 tsp ginger spice, plus 1 tsp of chopped fresh ginger or squeeze ginger if you have it; 1 tsp turmeric; 8 cups vegetable stock; juice of 1 lemon; 1 15.5oz oz can of chickpeas; ground black pepper, salt as needed (I did not add any salt); 2 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil