Winter cannellini bean soup - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 2 leeks, finely chopped
• 140g streaky bacon, finely chopped
• 1.4l chicken stock or vegetable stock (Kallo is good)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano or marjoram or ½ tsp dried
• 2x 450g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• a handful of flatleaf parsley, chopped
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 tiny parsley sprigs