2257. ROASTED ASPARAGUS, EGG, BACON and COS LETTUCE

serves four


400 grams fresh asparagus
¼ cup avocado oil
4 hard-boiled eggs
6 slices bacon
170 grams bag cos lettuce
½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese

Wash asparagus and place in a baking dish. Drizzle with avocado oil. Bake at 200 degrees C for 30 minutes or until golden. Peel eggs and cut into quarters. Grill bacon until crisp. Remove rind and chop bacon roughly. Place cos lettuce in a serving bowl with asparagus, egg and bacon. Drizzle with dressing and scatter over shaved cheese.

Dressing
1 clove garlic
6 anchovy fillets
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon iodised salt
¼ cup avocado oil

Crush garlic, peel and chop finely. Mash anchovies and mix with garlic. Add lemon juice, salt and oil and combine well.


bacon recipe courtesy of: New Zealand Woman's Weekly, PO Box 90119, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand