Wedge Salad Recipe
Enjoy a tasty and crunchy Wedge Salad topped with crispy bacon, onions, tomatoes, and creamy dressing.
You can serve wedge salads as a side dish with almost any meal, whether it's Braised Short Ribs, Penne alla Vodka, or Chicken Piccata.
This wedge salad is crisp and refreshing, with a homemade creamy blue cheese dressing, juicy tomatoes, savory bacon, and extra blue cheese crumbles. It's the ideal salad to accompany any of your favorite dishes!
Equipment
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pound Crumbled Blue cheese divided
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Buttermilk
- 1/4 cup Red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup Sour cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp White sugar
- 1 tbsp Olive oil extra-virgin
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 1 head Iceberg lettuce cut into 8 wedges
- 2 Roma tomatoes diced
- 1 small Red onion thinly sliced
Instructions
- Firstly, mix crumbled blue cheese, mayonnaise, buttermilk, red wine vinegar, sour cream, sugar, olive oil, minced garlic, and black pepper for the dressing.
- Then, chill the dressing for 1 hour.
- Cut the iceberg lettuce into 8 wedges.
- Dice the Roma tomatoes and thinly slice the red onion.
- Place the lettuce wedges on plates.
- Drizzle the chilled dressing over each wedge.
- Sprinkle diced tomatoes, sliced red onions, and the rest of the crumbled blue cheese on top.
- Add chopped chives for extra flavor. (Optional)
- Serve right away and enjoy your tasty wedge salad!
Notes
- You can use homemade or store-bought blue cheese dressing.
- Substitute regular bacon with turkey bacon if preferred.
- Remove the outer leaves of the iceberg lettuce as they may be wilted or dirty.
- Always use fresh and cold iceberg lettuce for a crispy salad.
- Dice the toppings finely to ensure they stick to the wedge of iceberg lettuce.