
Ingredients
500g Asparagus
2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
4 Tomato
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
12 Streaky Bacon
1 teaspoon Clear Honey
16 Jersey Royal Potatoes
2 tblsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
100g Rocket
Preparation
- step 1 Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan 180C.
- Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus and discard.
- Arrange the asparagus in a single layer in a baking tray with sides.
- Cut the tomatoes in half widthways, nestle them in with the asparagus, season with sea salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
- Roll each bacon rasher into a tight roll (if large, first cut in half crosswise), and arrange in the tray.
- Drizzle the bacon rolls with the honey and bake for 20 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and the bacon is crisp.
- step 2 In the meantime, boil the potatoes until tender.
- Whisk the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, some sea salt and pepper in a large bowl until blended.
- Toss the rocket or spinach leaves in half of the dressing, and arrange on a large serving platter.
- step 3 Drain the potatoes and cut in half.
- Gently toss them in the rest of the dressing, and arrange on the platter with the asparagus.
- Tuck in the tomatoes and bacon.
Adapted from TheMealDB.