L'asperge With Bacon And Onion

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 slices bacon
• 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons hazelnut oil or 2 teaspoons walnut oil
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 24 stalks asparagus, trimmed

Recipe

• 1 in saute pan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. do not burn! transfer bacon strips to paper towel and drain.
• 2 once bacon is cool enough to handle, cut into 1/4" pieces.
• 3 pour off most of the bacon drippings except for 1 teaspoon. add the bacon pieces and onion to the pan. stir. remove from heat.
• 4 in non-reactive bowl, whisk the oil and lemon juice. season with salt and pepper.
• 5 in a pot of boiling, salted water cook the asparagus until crisp-tender, approximately 3 minutes. drain asparagus and transfer to paper towel to drain some more.
• 6 in the meantime, stir the bacon mixture over medium-low heat about 2-3 minutes.
• 7 combine the asparagus with the dressing in a mixing bowl. toss to coat.
• 8 arrange the cooked asparagus on a serving platter and spoon the bacon/onion mixture on top.