This simple salad showcases fresh spring asparagus with a light dressing, some bacon, and eggs. It is a great way to celebrate the fresh bounty of spring.

Asparagus salad with hard boiled eggs and bacon in bowl, ready to be served.

Spring has arrived and we are serving it in this pretty salad bowl. Tender crisp asparagus is the star of the show.

Of course a little bacon in the mix helps to make it interesting. A few hard boiled eggs and a simple homemade salad dressing tie it all together.

This makes a for a fun salad course, as tasty side dish, or I wouldn’t blame you if you made a meal of it!

One thing I always look forward to as spring rolls around is fresh asparagus. It is so good and so much better when it is in season locally.

We love it roasted or grilled with a little bit of oil, salt, and pepper. LD expecially loves it with some garlic in the mix.

This year I vowed to try a few new things and I am so happy I did.

I couldn’t think of a time I had made an asparagus salad, so I thought I’d give it a try. I riffed on a few of my other favorite spring salads.

I love a good spinach salad with eggs and bacon and that slightly sweet dressing. I also love wilted lettuce this time of year with those same flavor profiles. So I thought it would be fun to play with those flavors and asparagus.

Pieces of asparagus tossed in a light dressing with bits of bacon and quartered hard boiled eggs to make a salad.

Rather than using ketchup or sugar for that bit of sweet, I added a few drops of maple syrup. There is nothing that can replace that good old bacon flavor, so I crumbled up some of the good stuff.

And speaking of good stuff, I happened to have some of MiMi’s farm fresh eggs in the refrigerator. This salad pretty much built itself from there.

My husband was skeptical at first. Room temperature asparagus topped with hard boiled eggs seemed a bit foreign. However two bites in and he was on board.

I love that even when he isn’t so sure he is honest enough to tell me but also open minded enough to try it anyway. He usually never minces word, so he is handy to have around.

Have you ever tried an asparagus salad? If so what flavors do you like?

Maple Bacon Asparagus Salad

Servings: 6 Servings

Author: Carlee Scharnhorst

This simple salad showcases fresh spring asparagus with a light dressing, some bacon, and eggs. It is a great way to celebrate the fresh bounty of spring.

5 from 2 ratings

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 11

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound asparagus
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons maple syrup
5-6 slices crisp bacon crumbled
2 hard boiled eggs

Instructions

Steam or microwave the asparagus for just a couple of minutes. You want to soften it just a bit, but still have a bit of crunch. Rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process and then set aside.
1 pound asparagus
In a large bowl, stir together the Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and syrup.
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons maple syrup
Toss the asparagus in the dressing and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Top with crumbled bacon and sliced eggs.
5-6 slices crisp bacon, 2 hard boiled eggs

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Nutrition

Calories: 91kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 144mgPotassium: 215mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 661IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg

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