White beans with bacon and sage

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 2 cans of white beans, 240 g drained weight
• 150 g bacon, streaky
• 3 shallots
• 12 sage leaves, fresh
• 4 sprigs of parsley
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar, lighter
• some salt and pepper
• some sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Antipasti or salad

Drain the beans and let them drain well, then place them in a bowl. Cut the bacon into strips, slice the shallots into half rings, roughly chop the sage leaves, and finely chop the parsley. Fry the bacon in a pan with a tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat for about 2 minutes, then add the shallots and sage and fry for another 5 minutes. Then pour the bacon over the beans along with the cooking fat. Mix together the remaining olive oil, the balsamic vinegar, a little salt, pepper, and sugar to make a dressing and add it to the beans. Mix everything together carefully and then let it sit for at least another hour. Sprinkle with the parsley before serving.