Using a glass or clear bowl, place ingredients in layers in the following order so that you can see the layers through the sides of the bowl:
Peas
Lettuce
Asparagus
Boiled eggs
Grated cheese
In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, chives, salt and pepper. At this point, taste the dressing and adjust according to your own taste
Spread the dressing over the top of the salad
Sprinkle the diced bacon in the middle of the salad and place the tomato wedges around the edge of the salad
Enjoy
This salad will keep in the fridge for a couple of days but is probably best eaten on the day
(Insert picture of layered garden salad on food table at picnic here)