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The BEST Wedge Salad

This classic iceberg wedge salad recipe features iceberg lettuce, tomato, crumbled bacon, chives, and the creamiest homemade blue cheese dressing you've ever tasted.

Prep Time
10 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 256 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Blue Cheese Dressing
  • 1 cup light sour cream
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 3 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
  • ¼ teaspoons garlic salt
  • 4 ounces blue cheese , (reserve a few chunks for garnish)
  • 3 chives , minced (reserve a few for garnish)
For the Salad
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce , cored with limp outer leaves removed
  • 4 trips Bacon , cooked, cooled and crumbled
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes , cut in half or in wedges
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

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  1. Add all of the dressing ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk well to combine. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
  2. Remove any limp outer leaves of the lettuce head and then cut in half, then cut each half into quartered wedges.
  3. Place each wedge on a plate, drizzle with the blue cheese dressing, top with a few crumbles of bacon, a sprinkling of chives and reserved blue cheese chunks with slices of tomatoes.
  4. Give one more sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper, and serve.

Nutrition Information

Calories 256kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 34mg (11%) Sodium 472mg (20%) Potassium 372mg (11%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 1088IU (22%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 142mg (14%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 256

% Daily Value*

Calories 256kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 472mg 20%
Potassium 372mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 1088IU 22%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 142mg 14%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.