Broad Bean & Pancetta Salad

Few things are more rewarding than to sit in the sun with a large bowl of pods and watch the pile of beautiful, shiny beans get larger and larger as you shell them. The silky inner texture of the pods is a delight. For this recipe you only need to extract the beans from the pod – you don’t need to skin the beans themselves. Pancetta is rolled, cured pork belly and is available from good Italian delicatessens. Ask them to slice it thinly for you. If you are unable to find pancetta, use diced