Vegan Italian Wedding Soup-2

Name: Vegan Italian Wedding Soup-2
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 beyond meat hot italian vegan sausages*; 1 to 2 tablespoons oil; 1 medium yellow onion, diced; 1 celery rib, diced; 1 and 1/2 cups carrots, diced; 2 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced and chopped; 3 - 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 8 cups (2 qts) good quality vegetable broth, could sub vegan chicken broth*; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon each of dried thyme and italian seasoning; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (add more at end if needed); 1/3 to 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta or acini de pepe*; 2 cups spinach, packed; 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill; 1 teaspoon to 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar or pickled pepper brine or lemon juice (all optional)