Grilled Fig, Bacon, Borlotti Bean, Tomato and Mesclun Salad

In August 2004 I was in the Ligurian seaside town of Lerice with my partner, Michael, and our very good friends Stephen and Marina, to celebrate their son Raphael’s arrival six months earlier The beautiful sixties hillside apartment we were staying in belonged to Marina’s sister and shared a private beach with four others. One morning the gardener arrived with the first figs of the season and a few wild str