Beloved spent five days last week in Saskatchewan hunting for ducks and geese. This is a yearly excursion and one he looks forward to…me too. For five days I am free to eat, sleep, read, work and play exactly when I want to. I can be as ridiculously messy or obsessively neat as I want to. I can (and did) have ice cream for dinner. But I do miss him, so when he arrived home we prepared each other a meal of our favorites. For him it meant this asparagus salad.
This is one of his all time favorites and has been for many years. It’s simple enough for just us and impressive looking enough for guests…you know I like a lot of bang for the buck. Here’s how you make it:
Asparagus salad
Rinse and remove the tough ends from one bunch of fresh asparagus. Steam until tender, not limp, by your favorite steaming method—mine is the microwave. Place in the refrigerator to chill. For two salads, fry about 4 or 5 pieces of bacon. To assemble the salad, place a bed of mixed salad greens of your choice on the individual salad plate. Top with chilled asparagus and commercial ranch or cucumber dressing. Top with crumbled bacon and sliced black olives.
This was the guest of honor at our homecoming celebration—all three pounds of him. Two salads, one lobster, and one steak split between the two of us. Beloved is glad he’s home….me too.
Michael is our gracious hostess for Foodie Friday. Click on the button on the sidebar for a feast!
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Yum! You two do alright- both meal sound great!! So glad that you had a 5 day "me time"!!:)
ReplyDeleteLinda C
Mmmmm, yummy! A little surf n' turf never hurt anyone! I never thought about putting asparagus in the microwave, thanks for the tip.
ReplyDelete~Bonnie
Lobster and steak sound wonderful and think I may have to make that salad sometime. Now i am hungry. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks delish! We love big salads for dinner too.
ReplyDeleteSusan,
ReplyDeleteYou always have the nicest, most tastiest looking dishes for Foodie Friday. And easy (my favorite word). Nice presentation too. Yum!!
xoxo
Jane
What a great dinner - lobster and asparagus. It doesn't get much better than that, unless you add a steak of course. Yummmm.
ReplyDeleteThe salad would be a favorite of my hubby. Glad you had some time to pamper yourself.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
ReplyDeleteAlways lovely to have some you time.... but you are really happy to have them back home again.
The asparagus salad looks delicious and the lobster is a beauty.
Fresh asparagus has just started coming out in the shops here, we had some for dinner last night.
happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Okay, I'm hungry now! I love, love lobster! Steak's not so bad either! My hubby would probably love that salad. I will definitely have to try it! I'm ready for another blogging girls days out! How 'bout you? Love Ya! Lauralu
ReplyDeleteI would never have the heart to cook the lobster myself... I'm to much of a whimp for that. I could'nt get it over my heart to put him alive in boiling water or in a steamer...Brrr. But I know they taste delishous. I can believe your hubby was glad to be home with such a delishous meal waiting for him!
ReplyDeleteummm...this salad sound fabulous. I have to try this one. Thanks for the recipe...
ReplyDeleteThe salad sounds so good! I just love asparagus. Isn't it nice having a reunion with someone you love? Very romantic! The menu sounded perfect.
ReplyDeleteHope you can stop by for a visit sometime!
XO
Heidi - Heart and Home
Oh, Susan! That looks really delicious. I need to try this, too. My doctor thinks asparagus is the best thing EVER. She has me on a restricted diet, and that's on my diet list.
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Sheila :-)
Thanks for your kind words and visit...come any tome! This sounds so good too and you have a wonderful blog. I love meeting such nice ladies.. like you! :D
ReplyDeleteOh, your asparagus salad looks delicious. Thanks for stopping by today, it is very nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,I love asparagus this looks wonderful I am going to try it thanks
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Julie
wow...that does look good!
ReplyDeleteYour asparagus salad sounds delightful. You lucky girl......lobster is my favorite:)
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderful meal you prepared! You so deserve this award! Want to hear something funny? You said your Dentist was also a Dr. Weir...guess what we had for dinner last night? Your meal exactly minus the asparagus! WEIRD!
ReplyDeletejoy c. at grannymountain
Oooh, Twilight Zone!
ReplyDeleteThat dinner menu sounds fantastic! Just the right amount of food too! That salad really looks yummy!
ReplyDelete~Really Spooky~
~Really Rainey~
What a welcome home feast! It looks so good and I am sure your hubby is glad to be back home...Christine
ReplyDeleteI really love your recipe. Asparagus is a big favorite around here and your salad sounds more interesting than mine. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan - your salad looks scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting... yep, I liked to eat weird things when I was a kid... eggplant, liver, marrow bones. My mother was adventurous!
Oh, this salad looks wonderful! This last summer I had the opportunity to spend about 3 weeks sans my teens and hubby. I too enjoyed ice cream for supper (while reading a novel) and enjoyed so many things but decided I prefer when they are all here and life is more hectic. So much for the quiet lifestyle :)
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Gail
So nice to meet you and I love your blog. I love lobster, but I just can't bring myself to do the "deed" with my own live lobster. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteSusan, this looks toooooo delicious!
ReplyDeleteBarb ♥
My mouth is watering! So many of my favorite things =)
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteHow can it be that I'm 52 years old and have never cooked or prepared asparagus in my life? Well, I've never played cards or gone bowling either, another strange achievement! And I really can't explain those either! Is this the post where you used Windows Live Writer? What do you think? Having any problems with it?
ReplyDeleteBrenda
I like time to myself but my dinner of choice would be popcorn...
ReplyDeleteI hope you can join in the Writer's Challenge.
Mmmmm....how yummy....
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Wishing you both a beautiful day....
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteSounds and looks super delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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