Lentil Minestrone Soup

Name: Lentil Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (plus extra oil to finish); 2 cups onions, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 carrots, diced; 1 cup celery, diced; salt; freshly gorund black pepper; 1 cup french green lentil, picked through, rinsed; 2 bay leaves; 8 parsley sprigs (may use just stems); 8 fresh thyme sprigs; 9 cups water (or vegetable stock); soy sauce (mushroom soy sauce recommended); 1 bunch greens (mustard, chard, spinach, or brocolli rabe); 2 cups cooked small shell pasta (shells, orecchiette, or your favorite); parmesan cheese, thinly shaved