This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe – asparagus with bacon bits – was a winner for me. I spent last weekend in New York City at the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference and returned home late Sunday night for what seemed like 2 seconds’ sleep before heading off to work on Monday where I spent the day with teachers from Ohio and Australia observing me, followed by the first session of this term’s cooking club with Massimo Bruno. Needless to say by the time I got home on Monday, I was completely exhausted and was contemplating cereal for dinner. Fortunately, this recipe came to the rescue.
It’s nothing fancy – asparagus lightly steamed then coated in bacon with some onions and walnut oil and lemon zest. But pretty brilliant as a meal instead of cereal when you are too tired to really cook.
I actually enjoyed this right out of the pan the night I cooked it, then the next day, leftovers for lunch (it was still wonderful – luckily I had not over cooked the asparagus so it reheated nicely and still retained a certain “snap factor”).
I’m not going to wax poetic about how amazing this was. You will just need to make it yourself. Suffice to say I could eat this every night for dinner. Plus, it’s a great way to get Mr Neil your kids to eat some veggies 😉
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Mardi, this certainly beats a bowl of cereal. Shattered but bringing on the asparagus and bacon? C’est la classe – perhaps not from the pan, but you’re a classy dude.
Aw thanks Jill!
Glad you were able to get Mr. Neil to eat his veggies 🙂
This looks lovely – and you are right, it was amazing.
LOL! 🙂 I was saying I could make this for lunch pretty often, but its a simple and fun side dish for a dinner party too!
I could eat it pretty much anytime!
I love asparagus, never thought to cook it with bacon which is surprising actually. I’d have bacon with everything if I could 😉
It’s a wonderful combination!
Sounds like quite a week. I was also grateful for an easy (and delicious) one this week. Yours looks lovely just sitting in the pan.
Great photos, love that i can see the zest.
Mmm, looks beautiful! I am a huge asparagus fan, I am sure I could stomach some bacon with it 😉
Beautiful… so bright! Glad you enjoyed this one so much. Happy Easter!
Bacon makes this world a better place to be. LOVE this. So simply yet so flavorful!
Exactly – my kiddos gobbled it up, and they NEVER eat asparagus! Happy Easter
again – AMAZING photos!!
Way to go to get kids eating their veggies!
Great pictures! Wish I would have thought to put zest in mine. Looks beautiful!
I put zest with everything!!!
LOL…I tried the bacon with Brussels sprouts with Bill, but I couldn’t win him over. Perfectly cooked, Mardi… Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Bacon with Brussels sprouts – amazing idea!
I was happy to find this recipe too. My new go to for a side or a light meal.
Yes, with a hunk of bread it would be a great light meal.
That is some schedule you have- I got tired just thinking about your week 🙂 Seriously, this was such a perfect Dorie dish for a busy week. Kudos to you for bypassing the cereal. Nice to hear about all your exciting adventures and glad you were able to enjoy Dorie’s simple keeper of a recipe too. Nana and I both enjoyed it and my 15 year old declared it to be favorite Dorie dish yet. Yay !
Sounds like you are a very busy person. I love this asparagus. Bacon always adds so much flavor to anything you cook.
Yes it added a great flavour to this dish.
that asparagus looks amazing love the color, and I think this meal much better than a bowl of cereal 🙂
cheers
Indeed it was 🙂
Stunning looking photos!
It really is the perfect dish to cook when you’ve had a long tiring week!
Love the vibrant green colour of your photos. This dish sure beats cereal for dinner by a long shot! What a busy week you had but so productive. Hopefully you’ll have a more relaxing time the next few days to catch your breath. 😉
Me – catch my breath? Never!
How decadent to eat this right out of the pan! Much better than cereal, I hope.
Indeed it was!
I need some of this. Been binge eating!
Great pictures…I’ve never tried it with bacon, only ever poached eggs. Delicious.
Now with poached eggs it would be even better!
My mum makes that dish! Simple, easy and delish!
That looks so delicious! Everything’s better with bacon, right?!
Two of my favourite foods – dead pig and asparagus. A delightful combination…enhanced by a glass of Spanish rose.
love asparagus! also because they signal “Spring!”
I know, right? 🙂
Another tasty dish from you! I would have loved to have attended the IACP – maybe next year!