Oven Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

Name: Oven Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
Ingredients: 1-1/4 pound Asparagus; 4 slices Thick Bacon; FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:; 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard; 1 teaspoon Honey; 1 clove Garlic, Minced; 1 teaspoon Dried Chives; 1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Pepper; 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1-1/4 pound Asparagus
4 slices Thick Bacon
FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:
1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon Honey
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1 teaspoon Dried Chives
1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Pepper
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°F.
2

Wash and trim asparagus; removing the tough lower portion of the stem. (You will need to split out the asparagus into four equal bundles). Wrap one slice of bacon around 5 to 6 spears of asparagus and place on baking sheet.
3

In small bowl, combine red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, chives and pepper. Whisk in olive oil. Pour half of the mustard vinaigrette into a separate bowl and set aside.
4

Take remaining vinaigrette and using basting brush baste asparagus bundles. Place cookie sheet in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Turn broiler on to brown the bacon the last 1-2 minutes of cooking. Stay close by as I have always found broilers unpredictable.
5

Serve remaining honey mustard vinaigrette with asparagus bacon bundles.