Pickled Thick Beans

Ingredients

• 500 g young white beans
• 1 EL salt
• 1 whole garlic bulb
• 1 bundle rosemary
• 1 bundle thyme
• 0.25 l dry red wine (Chianti)
• 250 g Cherry Tomatoes
• 200 g sheep cheese
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1.

   Add the beans and salt to a pot. Remove the outer skin of the garlic bulb. Rinse the herbs. Tie half of each herb with kitchen twine and add them along with the garlic bulb to the beans. Pour water over, covering the beans, and simmer for 25 minutes.

2. 2.

   Drain the beans, remove the herbs, and transfer the beans with the garlic into a container. Add Chianti until the beans are covered. Let steep for 1-2 days.

3. 3.

   Wash the cherry tomatoes. Cut the sheep cheese into large cubes.

4. 4.

   Stir olive oil into the beans. Gently mix in the tomatoes, sheep cheese, and remaining herbs. Let steep another 1-2 days.