In a soup pot, soak dried vegetables and beans in nine cups of water with seasonings for fifteen minutes. Turn on stove and bring to boil for a few minutes and then turn down heat to simmer.
In a separate pan, cook onions and garlic in olive oil on med-low for five minutes. Add diced tomatoes, bring to boil and then reduce to simmer for fifteen minutes.
Add contents of pan to soup pot and simmer forty-five minutes to an hour.