Toss the onion with the olive oil and a bit of salt in a bowl.
5 oz pearl onions peeled, 1 teaspoon olive oil, Kosher salt
Spread the onions on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Roast for at least 20 minutes shaking and tossing a few times.
Meanwhile clean and cut the asparagus. Snap off the ends and discard. Then cut them in chunks about 2 inches long. I sliced mine diagonally for a pretty effect.
1 bundle of asparagus
Put the clean asparagus in the same bowl you tossed the onions with the olive oil. Add the bacon bits and cooked onions.
2 tablespoon real bacon bits
Toss again and return everything to the same cookie sheet and sprinkle with a bit more salt. Roast for another 10 minutes until asparagus softens a bit.