Asparagus, Bacon & Egg Salad

Do you need a new spring salad??  Check out this asparagus based salad.  I think it's really fun that the salad uses just asparagus as the greens instead of any type of lettuce.  Definitely a twist on the classic dinner salad!
 
Servings: 2

Serving Size: 1 salad (1/2 the recipe) 

Points Plus: 6pp

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time:  10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

Salad-

2 hard boiled eggs

3 1/2 cups asparagus

4 slices bacon

Dressing-

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

2 tsp. olive oil

2 tsp. red wine vinegar

Salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil and add the asparagus to cook for about 3 minutes.  Drain and immediately rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process and make sure the asparagus stays crisp.  While the aspragus is cooking, in a seperate pan cook 4 slices of bacon.  Once the bacon is finished cooking and slightly cooled, dice into small pieces.  In a glass measuring cup, combine the Dijon mustard, olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt & pepper with a small whisk to make the Dijon dressing.  Slice the hard boiled eggs in an egg slicer.  In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, bacon and egg slices. Toss the salad with the Dijon vinaigrette dressing and serve immediately!  

Tip:

A great time saver is to make a batch of hard boiled eggs on Sundays - you can keep them in the fridge for the week and use in salads or just pack one in your lunch for some extra protein!

XOXO Megan

Recipe adapated from Skinnytaste