Bacon, Egg & Asparagus Salad - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

Ingredients:

4 large eggs

20 asparagus spears

6 strips bacon, cooked and coarsely chopped

3 handfuls mixed salad greens

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the vinaigrette:

1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon walnut oil

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

To make the vinaigrette: put all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined. Put in a jar and set aside.

Shake vigorously right before serving. This can be made a week in advance and kept in the refrigerator.

To make the salad: bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Drop the asparagus into the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until bright green and slightly tender. Remove carefully and drain on a paper towel.

Spray a non-stick skillet and fry eggs over easy*. While eggs are cooking assemble the salad.

Season the mixed salad greens with a little salt and pepper and toss with a bit of the vinaigrette arrange in the center of the plate. Toss the asparagus with the vinaigrette and lay the spears on the salad greens.

Drain the eggs on a paper towel on top of the asparagus. Scatter the bacon over the salad and serve immediately.

Serves 4.

*eggs may also be soft boiled or poached. You want to create a soft texture and runny yolk to team with the vinaigrette.

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