Pasta And Bacon Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. whole wheat or regular pasta twists
1/2 lb. lean bacon
1 Tbsp. oil
1 onion, diced
2 to 4 Tbsp. vinegar
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 small endive, cut into thin strips
1/2 c. chopped fresh chives or 1 Tbsp. dried chives

Preparation

Cook pasta in boiling, salted water until just tender following package directions; drain.
Cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels.
Heat oil in saucepan.
Add onion and saute until translucent.
Remove from heat; add vinegar and cayenne pepper.
Mix pasta, endive, chives and warm dressing together in salad bowl.
Sprinkle with crisp bacon and serve at once.