Salad with white beans, bacon and mustard

INGREDIENTS

• 300gr medium-sized white beans
• 6 slices of bacon, chopped
• 4 spring onions, cleaned well
• 2 large carrots, grated
• 1 large tomato

For the sauce:

• 1 tablespoon of mustard
• 1 cup of olive oil
• the juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon of dried bay leaves
• salt

INSTRUCTIONS

• Soak the beans overnight. The next day, wash them and boil them in plenty of salted water until they become tender, but without falling apart.
• While the beans are boiling, chop the spring onions and put them in a bowl. Grate the carrots and put them in another bowl. Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan without adding oil, until it becomes crispy. Take it out and let it cool.
• Drain the beans and let them cool. Blanch the tomato in the boiling water of the beans and then peel it, cut it in half, remove the seeds and chop it finely.
• Dissolve the mustard in the lemon juice and add the bay leaves. Beat the mixture in the blender together with the olive oil and salt until they are homogeneous.
• In a large salad bowl, put the beans, the bacon pieces, the chopped onions, the grated carrot and the tomato pieces. Mix very well, add the sauce, mix again and serve.