Alternatively, if you would like to eat the asparagus warm, you can cook the asparagus without placing in an ice water bath and serve right away. Season with salt before serving. Another option is to roast the asparagus tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper at 400 degrees on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Then serve with dressing, eggs and chives.
*you don’t need to season with additional salt if asparagus was roasted in the oven with salt.
To hard boil eggs: bring a saucepan of water (enough to generously cover the eggs) to a boil. Carefully add the eggs with a spoon and set your timer for 10 minutes. Assemble a bowl with ice water. After 10 minutes, transfer the eggs to the ice water bath and allow to cool for 10 minutes and then remove.