I love to make this Classic Wedge Salad recipe with a barbecue or a steak dinner. A classic iceberg wedge salad is a combination of flavors and textures – crunchy lettuce, salty bacon and a creamy blue cheese dressing. Unbeatable in my opinion!
This classic wedge salad with blue cheese dressing is so easy to make too. Start by salting tomatoes to remove excess water. Lightly pickle a chopped red onion in vinegar to take the harshness out of it and fry bacon until crispy. Make a blue cheese dressing by blending sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, garlic clove, salt and pepper in a food processor until smooth and then fold in crumbled blue cheese. Assemble the lettuce wedges and top with the dressing, tomatoes, onions and bacon. Serve sprinkled with freshly chopped chives.
To make my version of Classic Wedge Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
Chop two medium tomatoes and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle the tomatoes with 2 teaspoons of salt and stir to mix through the salt. Leave to rest for at least 5 minutes. Drain the tomatoes in a sieve to remove excess water.
Place one diced red onion in a small bowl and pour over 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Toss the onion with the vinegar and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
Place the bacon in a cold skillet. Heat the skillet over high heat and stir regularly until the bacon is crispy. Drain the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels.
Place ½ cup sour cream, ½ a cup of mayo, 2 tablespoons of buttermilk, ½ a garlic clove and ½ a teaspoon each of salt and black pepper in a food processor and blend until completely smooth.
Fold in ½ a cup of crumbled blue cheese.
Place 6 iceberg wedges on a serving plate. Pour over the blue cheese dressing and top with the tomatoes, pickled onions and crumbled bacon.
Serve immediately, garnished with a sprinkle of freshly chopped chives.
This wedge salad was a hit with my kids at dinner.
Amazing. I made this wedge salad for my friends during a barbecue and they couldn't stop raving about it. The layers of flavors, especially with the blue cheese dressing, blew everyone away. It was so simple to prepare, I felt like a pro. Definitely a go-to for future cookouts.
This wedge salad paired with our steak dinner was a hit. Everyone loved the flavors and simplicity.
This Classic Wedge Salad is superb! I made it for a cozy dinner with friends after a long week. The combination of crunchy lettuce, crispy bacon, and that creamy blue cheese dressing was unbeatable. It was so easy to throw together and looked great on the table.
Delicious and simple!
Superb!
I made this wedge salad for a cookout with friends. Everyone loved the flavors! The blue cheese dressing was a hit. So simple to whip up and a great side dish.
Unbelievably good salad!