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The Ultimate Wedge Salad Recipe - Crisp, cool iceberg lettuce is loaded with bacon, tomatoes, and a tangy homemade blue cheese dressing.

The Ultimate Wedge Salad Recipe

sour cream

mayonnaise

buttermilk

apple cider vinegar

salt

black pepper

garlic powder

blue cheese ((Pick

bacon (chopped)

iceberg lettuce

cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)

blue cheese dressing

scallions

blue cheese

Set out a medium mixing bowl. Add the sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir well. Then mix in the crumbled blue cheese. Cover and chill until ready to use. (If possible, make a day ahead, or early in the day, so the blue cheese has time to permeate the dressing.)

Cook the Bacon: Set a skillet over medium heat. Place the chopped bacon in the skillet. Brown the bacon for 4-6 minutes until crispy, stirring regularly.  Then scoop the bacon out of the skillet onto a paper towel lined plate to drain off the grease.

Make the Dressing:

Slice the tomatoes in half and chop the scallions. Then set the head of lettuce on the cutting board. Trim the root/core end a little. Cut the head in half, through the core. (This helps hold the wedges together.) Then cut each half in two, through the core.

Prep the Veggies:

Set each lettuce wedge on a plate. Drizzle with a generous amount of blue cheese dressing. (At least ¼ cup per salad.) Then sprinkle the tops with halved tomatoes, scallions, bacon, and more blue cheese crumbles. Finish each salad plate off with a bit of fresh cracked pepper. Serve cold.

Stack the Wedges:

Bacon Wedge Salad Board

iceberg lettuce (quartered)

bell pepper (slice the top off to make a bowl)

feta cheese or crumbled blue cheese

bleu cheese dressing

Thousand Island dressing

bacon (cooked and crumbled)

eggs (halved)

onion

Roma tomatoes (quartered)

cucumber (thinly sliced)

dinner rolls (we love Rhodes rolls)

Butter (to rub on top while hot)

cantaloupe (thinly sliced (optional

Parsley

On a giant board, make sure it is food safe or place parchment paper down. In the center, arrange the pepper filled with feta cheese.

Place 4 small bowls on the board filled with the 2 dressings, red onions, and bacon pieces.

Next, arrange the sliced cucumbers, then the tomato wedges around the bell pepper. Arrange the soft boiled eggs, cantaloupe, and on the outside the dinner rolls and iceberg quarters.

Don’t forget tongs and spoons. Garnish with parsley and ENJOY!

An Iceberg Wedge Salad Recipe with low fat blue cheese dressing and copious toppings is the perfect side that goes with almost any dinner.

Iceberg Wedge Salad Recipe

greek yogurt (plain,

sour cream (or low-fat)

milk

Worcestershire

blue cheese crumbles

white balsamic vinegar

salt & pepper (to taste)

lettuce

eggs

grape tomatoes (sliced in half)

extra blue cheese crumbles (1-2 tablespoons per salad)

chives (for garnish)

Prepare Lettuce

Take a whole head of lettuce and remove any wilting or brown leaves from the exterior. Hold the entire head of lettuce core side down and give it a few good bangs on the counter to loosen the core. Use your fingers to wiggle out the center core. Fill the entire head of lettuce with cold water to rinse all the interior leaves. Since it grows like a cabbage or onion, all the layers will get rinsed! After it is filled with water, rinse the exterior. Dump out all the water you can and shake out any excess. Leave it facing down on a clean kitchen towel to drain for 5-10 minutes.Cut the entire head in half then cut one half in half again, making 2 individual wedges. Place each wedge, curve side down on a plate. Save the other half head of lettuce by wrapping the cut side in paper towel and storing in a gallon size zip top bag.

Make Dressing

In a small bowl, whisk all ingredients for the dressing together. Set aside.

Assemble

On two dinner plates, place wedges of iceberg lettuce, cut side up. Drizzle generously with dressing. Top with bacon, eggs, tomatoes, extra blue cheese and chives. Serve.

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Best Salad Recipes: Easy Wedge Salad

extra virgin olive oil,

Champagne vinegar

fine grain sea salt

onion powder

chives,

sriracha, curry paste,

kale chips, toasted nuts

Combine the sour cream, buttermilk, olive oil, vinegar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, chives, and sriracha in a jar. Stir until well combined.

Prep your grill by getting it nice and hot. Cut the iceberg lettuce into quarters through the core and stem - this way they hold together. Brush each wedge with a generous amount of olive oil, and get ready to put them on the grill. It will go fast, so don’t walk away. Quickly arrange the lettuce wedges cut side down across the hottest zones of your grill. Leave them there for 30-45 seconds, or long enough to take on some color. Then, quickly (and carefully) turn each wedge onto its second cut side, for another 30-45 seconds, remove quickly onto individual plates or a family-style platter.

Serve drizzled with the dressing and lots of crushed kale chips, toasted nuts (pine nuts and pistachios pictured here), and you can never have enough chives. You'll likely have plenty of leftover dressing, it keeps, refrigerated, for 4-5 days.

A delicious, crisp Wedge Salad topped with bacon crumbles, onion, tomatoes and a creamy homemade blue cheese dressing.

Classic Wedge Salad

bacon (, cooked, cooled and crumbled)

cherry tomatoes (, halved)

red onion (, chopped)

pecans or walnuts (toasted (optional))

red wine vinegar

Worcestershire sauce

garlic salt

black pepper (,

cheese

Make Blue Cheese Dressing.

Add all of the dressing ingredients to a medium bowl and stir well to combine. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or can be made several days in advance.

Cook bacon.

Cut the bacon into pieces and cook the bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels.

Cut lettuce.

Cut the iceberg lettuce in half. Cut each of the halves again in half or thirds (depending on how big the ice berg lettuce head is), to create &quot;wedges&quot;. Place wedges on individual plates. 

Add toppings:

To serve, spoon dressing over lettuce and then sprinkle the bacon crumbles, tomatoes, onion and blue cheese crumbles on top. Season with fresh crushed black pepper, to taste.

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Wedge Salad

Looking for a fun and healthy app? Wedge Salad On A Stick from Delish.com is the best!

Wedge Salad On A Stick

iceberg lettuce, chopped into 10 bite-size chunks

red onion, roughly chopped

avocado,

cherry tomatoes

Blue cheese dressing,

Onto a small skewer, add 1 chunk of lettuce, 2 quarters of bacon, a few slices of onion, a piece of avocado, and a tomato. Repeat to fill 9 more skewers.

Drizzle with blue cheese dressing and season with black pepper.

Fabulous for a party! I got rave reviews. Nice alternative to the veggie platter!

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You'll Never Call Lettuce Boring Again After Trying This Wedge Salad On A Stick.

This crisp and refreshing wedge salad is made with iceberg lettuce, juicy tomatoes, crispy bacon drizzled with a garlicky blue cheese vinaigrette.

Wedge Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

cherry tomatoes (halved)

red onion (thinly sliced)

bacon

lemon juice

extra virgin olive oil

honey

garlic (minced)

Dijon mustard

chili flakes (optional)

salt and pepper (to taste)

blue cheese (crumbled)

Place iceberg lettuce wedges on a large platter and scatter with sliced onion, tomatoes and bacon pieces.

In a small bowl, whisk together the first seven ingredients of the garlicky blue cheese vinaigrette (everything but the blue cheese.) Once emulsified, stir in the blue cheese crumbles before drizzling over the wedge salad to serve.

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This crisp and refreshing wedge salad is made with iceberg lettuce, juicy tomatoes, crispy bacon drizzled with a garlicky blue cheese (or bleu cheese) vinaigrette.

Wedge Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

A Wedge Salad is a crisp and refreshing. Iceberg lettuce wedges topped with homemade thousand island dressing, bacon, tomatoes and pepper jack cheese.

Wedge Salad with Homemade Thousand Island Dressing

ketchup

sweet pickle relish

garlic (1-2 cloves)

kosher salt (or more to taste)

black pepper (or more to taste)

hot sauce (like Tabasco, if desired)

chives

Pepper jack cheese (shredded

tomatoes (diced)

Whisk together ingredients in a medium sized bowl until well combined. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired. Store in a tightly covered container or jar in the refrigerator.

Dressing:

Remove the outer layers of the head of iceberg lettuce, and cut it in half, then those pieces in half again, creating wedges. Cut the end to remove the stem.

Place wedges onto 4 separate plates. Top with homemade 1000 island dressing, bacon crumbles, shredded pepper jack cheese and diced tomatoes. Garnish with fresh minced chives and fresh cracked black pepper.

Salad Assembly:

A super easy to make salad with fresh bleu cheese, bacon and egg crumbles! &nbsp;

Wedge Salad Platter for a Crowd

iceberg lettuce (look

boiled eggs (see below egg

store bought blue cheese dressing

Boil eggs: &nbsp;Put eggs in large sauce pan. &nbsp;Fill with cool water about an inch higher than the egg. &nbsp;(Add 1 tablespoon vinegar which will make them easier to peel). &nbsp;Bring to boil. &nbsp;Remove from heat, cover pan and let sit for 10 minutes for a perfect medium hard boiled egg. &nbsp;Remove eggs to a pan of cool water to stop cooking process. &nbsp;Peel when cool

Slice both heads of lettuce into 4 equal size portions for a total of 8 wedges and place on tray.

Sprinkle with blue cheese dressing, bacon, eggs and cheese crumbles. &nbsp;Add an additional bowl of dressing in the center.

Tender Wedge Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

FOR THE BLUE CHEESE DRESSING:

tsp pepper

half-and-half cream

FOR THE SALAD:

baby butter head (Bibb

meaty uncured bacon, oven roasted until crisp-cooked; crumbled

cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

pepper

This Steakhouse Wedge Salad is the best combination of textures and flavors for a classic recipe that will impress—layered with creamy dressing, juicy tomatoes, crispy bacon, and soft blue cheese crumbles for an irresistible bite.

cherry tomatoes (halved

onions

crispy bacon (crumbled)

Blue Cheese dressing

Core the lettuce and cut lengthwise twice so that you have 4 equal wedges of lettuce. If the head of lettuce is extra large you may want to half each wedge to make a more reasonable size.

Place each wedge on a plate. Top the wedge with 2 tbsp gorgonzola dressing, 1/4 cherry tomatoes, 1-2 tbsp green onion, 2 tbsp bacon crumbles, and 2 tbsp blue cheese.

Serve immediately. Enjoy!

A miniature version of the tasty wedge salad!&nbsp;

Mini Wedge Salads

red onion, thinly sliced

radishes, thinly sliced

chives, diced

Thoroughly clean and dry iceberg lettuce. Cut into quarters and again into eighths.&nbsp;

Top each "mini wedge" with red onion, radishes, and blue cheese crumbles.&nbsp;

Season with salt, pepper, and chives. Serve alongside dressing.&nbsp;

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The Best Wedge Salad

Creamy Ripe Green Olive dressing,

olive oil

cherry tomatoes,

gluten-free croutons

chives, finely chopped

½ cup parsley, finely chopped

Salt

Whole30 Mayo

garlic cloves, pressed

¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Kosher salt to taste, around 2 pinches

  Using a hand mixer or blender, blend the Whole30 Mayonnaise, pressed garlic, parsley, chives, lemon juice, salt, red wine vinegar, olive oil, and 2/3 can of olives until smooth. Add the remaining olives and pulse until coarsely chopped. 

How to make Creamy Ripe Green Olive dressing:

  Cut each head of iceberg lettuce into quarters, leaving the stem attached and the leaves as intact as possible. Gently rinse and allow to drain for 5 minutes, then place the quarters on a tea towel-lined dish or baking sheet, cut side up. Place in the fridge so that the lettuce wedges crisp up for 60 minutes.

  Slice the bacon slab on the short side into ½ inch slices and then cut those slices into 1-inch pieces.

  Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add the bacon pieces. Saute the bacon until desired crispiness, about 20 minutes. When finished, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

  Fill a pot with enough water to cover the eggs and bring to a boil. While the water is heating, fill a medium bowl with ice and water. Gently add the eggs and boil for 8 minutes and 40 seconds. Remove the eggs and put them into the ice water for 3 minutes. When the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and slice them into 1/4-inch slices—do this lengthwise as you want to be able to see the yolk in each slice. (I learned this method from Chris Kimball.) Set aside.

  Assemble the salad on a large platter with the lettuce wedges cut side up and season them with salt.

  Evenly distribute the blue cheese then liberally sprinkle chives and parsley. Next, drizzle the dressing over the top.

  Finish with the egg slices, tomato, bacon, croutons, black pepper, and marinated red onions, if desired.

How to make the best wedge salad:

This is one of my new favorite dressings! Love all the salad toppings as well. New go-to for sure!!

Can you do a tutorial on how you cut up the lettuce wedges?

Looks delicious! Definitely on my to try list. 

I made this last night along with the dressing and it was absolutely delicious!! 
I'm just curious though - how long will the dressing last in the fridge?

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