Sweet and sour asparagus salad

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsFresh Asparagus Spears
6slicesBacon, cooked and crumbled
¼cupWine Vinegar
2teaspoonsSugar
1dashSalt
Pepper, to taste
2Green Onions, chopped
Shredded Lettuce
2Hard-Boiled Eggs, sliced

Directions

Cook asparagus in boiling water until tender. Drain. Cook bacon until crisp. Drain, crumble and set aside. Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and onion with bacon drippings in skillet. Add asparagus and heat through.

Arrange a bed of lettuce on each of 6 salad plates. Remove asparagus from skillet and arrange on lettuce. Top with egg slices. Pour hot bacon dressing over each salad. Sprinkle with bacon aand serve.

Serves 6.

Source: "Mountain Measures", Junior League of Charleston, WV. ed. 1974 Recipe by: Mrs. John Nesius Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #630 by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Jun 01, 1997