Truffled White Beans

Name: Truffled White Beans
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, diced; 2 shallots, minced; 1 (19 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed (such as navy beans or cannellini beans); 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme; 2 lemons, juice of; salt; fresh ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon truffle oil; 4 cups Baby Spinach

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, diced
2 shallots, minced
1 (19 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed (such as navy beans or cannellini beans)
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
2 lemons, juice of
salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon truffle oil
4 cups Baby Spinach

Directions

1

Note: if you're buying metric, you want the 540 mL can of beans; you're aiming for about 2 cups of beans.
2

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook diced bacon until crisp (it will take about 10 minutes or so).
3

With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to drain on paper towels, but leave bacon fat in pan; raise heat to medium high.
4

Add shallots and saute for one minute.
5

Now add beans, thyme and lemon juice; stir.
6

Cook until beans are warmed through, anywhere from two to four minutes.
7

Return bacon to pan and season with salt and pepper.
8

Stir in olive oil and truffle oil and remove from heat.
9

Arrange spinach evenly over four plates and spoon warm bean mixture on top.