Cartograph Wines - Recipes - Herbed White Bean and Sausage Stew

Ingredients

• 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
• 1 sweet italian sausage, sliced 3/4-inch thick
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 medium carrots, finely diced
• 2 celery stalks, finely diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 lb dried great northern beans, rinsed and picked through
• 2 tsps kosher salt, or to taste
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 1 large rosemary sprig
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tsps balsamic vinegar, plus more for serving
• 1/2 tsp black pepper, plus more to taste