Cottage Chic Avocado & Salsa Gourmet Hot Dog

• 2 packages of Stemmler's Award-Winning Wieners
• 1 package of fresh pretzel buns
• 2 large fresh tomatoes, seeded
• 1 avocado skinned and sliced
• handful of arugula
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lime, zested and squeezed
• 1 lemon, zested and squeezed
• 1⁄4 cup melted butter
• salt and pepper to taste

Fresh Strawberry & Asparagus Salad

• 1 bunch fresh local asparagus, peeled into lengthwise thin ribbons
• handful arugula or baby spinach
• 1⁄2 pint strawberries, cleaned and sliced
• 1⁄2 pint grape tomato, halved
• 1 lemon zested and squeezed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Cilantro Aioli

• 1⁄2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 1 lime zested and squeezed

For the salsa, half the tomatoes and clean the pulp and seeds out. Use the flesh to chop into small uniform dice. Slice the onions on a bias, chop the cilantro and place all the ingredients into a small bowl. Add seasonings, oil and lime zest/juice. Mix together and set aside in refrigerator. 

For the aioli, combine all ingredients, mix well and put into a squeeze bottle. Set aside in refrigerator. 

For the salad, get a peeler and peel each piece of raw asparagus into lengthwise thin ribbons. The bottom barky part will normally snap off. Don't use that and just discard it. In a bowl combine the asparagus, arugula/spinach, lemon zest/juice, oil and salt/pepper. Toss together then serve with the strawberries and tomato, presenting it nicely. 

For the hotdog, cook the wieners your favorite way (preferably BBQ). When it is almost ready, brush the wieners and then the inside of the buns with the butter and toast them. When both are done, place a bed of arugula inside the bun, and then add a wiener. Down one side of the bun, spoon on the salsa, down the other side, place in slices of avocado. Squeeze the cilantro aioli over all of it and enjoy a simple but fresh and elegant hotdog.  

Serve with the salad!