Barley Asparagus Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked barley*
• 1 small bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 stalk celery, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup pickled red onion
• Optional: 3 slices cooked chopped bacon or 1 cup cooked beans, your choice
• Dijon vinaigrette, to taste
• Sea salt & black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon good quality Dijon mustard
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• big pinch sugar
• salt, to taste