Soup Recipe: Italian Bread Tomato Soup Ribollita

Name: Soup Recipe: Italian Bread & Tomato Soup (Ribollita)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 large garlic cloves, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped; 2 large celery ribs, chopped; 1 dried bay leaf; 2 15.5-ounce cans cannellini beans, with their liquid; 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock; 1 15-ounce can (1 3/4 cups) tomato pureé; 9 ounces day-old bread, torn in pieces (about 3 cups); 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped