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Lovely Beans & Bacon



Yes am not a food stylist just a regular mummy who grabs any plate she can so that is why you see the eyeball of thomas the tank engine staring at you!

This recipe comes from 'Jamie's 30 minute meals' (see reference below).  Its very adaptable for breakfast, lunch or dinner.  I made the entire meal last night and these beans were left over.  Today I am having it for lunch on some stone baked light rye sourdough.  This recipe is super fast and super healthy.  You could really add almost any bean you like to the dish and extra greens e.g. spinich would be yum. 

From: Jamie Oliver, 2010, ‘Jamie’s 30 minute meals’, Penguin: London.

jamieoliver.com

Recipe ‘Super-fast beef hash, jacket potatoes, goddess salad, lovely butter beans and bacon’

 Page 212

4 rashers of smoked streaky bacon

2 tomatoes

1 x 400g tin butter beans

Red wine vinegar

2 or 3 sprigs of fresh basil

1.       Drizzle olive oil into a frying pan on low heat. 

2.       Finely slice the bacon and add to the pan. 

3.       Toss occasionally once the bacon is golden.

4.       Roughly chop the tomatoes and add them to the bacon. 

5.       Tip in the butter beans and their juices, and simmer gently to cook the liquid down. 

6.       Add a little extra virgin olive oil.

7.       Add good splash of red wine vinegar, then season. 

8.       Sprinkle over basil leaves.

9.       Serve and enjoy.