Wedge Salad

A wedge salad is a delicious appetizer or side dish with crisp iceberg lettuce, blue cheese, bacon, and tomatoes! No basic side salad can compare to a huge wedge of fresh lettuce with delicious toppings! Plus, it's super easy to customize with your favorite dressing, cheeses, and veggies!

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• Easy Salad To Serve With Any Main Dish
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 How To Make A Wedge Salad
• 🍽️ What To Serve With Salad
• 💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes
• 🥡 Storing
• ❔ Can I Make This Salad In Advance?
• ❔ What Dressings Can I Use For A Wedge Salad?
• ❔ Can I Use A Different Type Of Lettuce For This Recipe?
• 😋 More Cheap Easy Side Dishes!
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Easy Salad To Serve With Any Main Dish

A wedge salad is a perfect way to start a steak dinner or BBQ, but it also makes a great lunch on its own! The balance of flavors between the creamy blue cheese dressing, tangy tomatoes, and crisp, salty bacon is always a treat!

There's something about seeing a fully loaded iceberg lettuce salad on the plate that makes it look more special than your usual salad, but maybe that's just me. The great thing is that you don't ever need an occasion or excuse to enjoy a crisp and refreshing wedge salad!

This tantalizing salad is quick and fun to serve as an easy side dish!

🥘 Ingredients

A classic wedge salad is made with blue cheese, but it is known to be a more divisive dressing. If you aren't a blue cheese fan, it would still taste amazing with ranch or Caesar dressing and any other crumbled or shredded cheese!

• Iceberg Lettuce - 1 head of fresh iceberg lettuce, rinsed and dried.
• Bacon - 4 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon.
• Cherry Tomatoes - 1 cup of diced cherry tomatoes.
• Chives - 1 tablespoon diced chives.
• Blue Cheese Dressing - 1 cup of blue cheese salad dressing. You can use my homemade blue cheese dressing recipe or your favorite brand!
• Blue Cheese Crumbles - ¼ cup of crumbled blue cheese.

*Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*

🔪 How To Make A Wedge Salad

This fuss-free iceberg lettuce wedge salad recipe is hard to mess up. You'll need a cutting board, chef's knife, measuring cups, and a few plates for serving!

This recipe will make around 4 servings! You can easily scale up the ingredients as needed to serve a larger crowd.

Step 1: Prep. Before quartering your head of lettuce (439 grams), peel the outer 2-3 layers off (or more until you get to nice, firm, fresh leaves). Then, hit the butt of the stem onto the counter or a hard-working surface. You should be able to pull the core out and then cut the lettuce into quarters.

Step 2: Slice and plate. Put each of the 4 wedge sections onto your salad plates.

Step 3: Add toppings. Divide the 1 cup of blue cheese dressing evenly between the wedges, drizzling it over the top. Then sprinkle each wedge with the 4 slices (88 grams) of crumbled or chopped crisp bacon, 1 cup (149 grams) of diced cherry tomatoes, 1 tablespoon (3 grams) of fresh chives, and ¼ cup (33.75 grams) of blue cheese crumbles.

Step 4: Enjoy. Serve the salads cold right away.

🍽️ What To Serve With Salad

A fresh wedge salad can be a tasty part of any meal! They are delicious before enjoying a hearty pan-seared ribeye steak, country-style pork ribs, or any meaty main course.

A BLT sandwich and wedge salad is the perfect lunch for me. It truly is such a versatile recipe! Enjoy!

💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes

• Choose a fresh and crisp head of iceberg lettuce for the best texture and flavor!
• Make sure to dry the lettuce wedges with paper towels to prevent the dressing and toppings from sliding off.
• The smaller you dice the toppings, the more they will stay on top of the lettuce wedge.
• Make your wedge fully loaded! Add more of your favorite salad toppings, including croutons or cheese crisps, sliced radishes, fresh green onions, sunflower seeds, or pepitas; the list goes on!
• You can prepare the toppings up to 24 hours in advance and keep them in the fridge to save time!

🥡 Storing

If you have leftovers, you can refrigerate them. However, the salad is best when first made because the tomatoes tend to become watery after sitting.

Place it in an airtight container and enjoy it within 24-48 hours for the best results.

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❔ Can I Make This Salad In Advance?

Yes! I recommend preparing the individual ingredients for this wedge salad separately, then assembling the salad just before serving to prevent the lettuce from wilting.

You can store the salad ingredients in the fridge in plastic sealable bags or separate airtight containers for up to 24 hours in advance.

❔ What Dressings Can I Use For A Wedge Salad?

Although blue cheese dressing is the most common for a wedge salad, you can also use ranch, Caesar, or any other dressing you prefer! If you are not a fan of blue cheese, you can also swap out the crumbles for shredded cheese.

❔ Can I Use A Different Type Of Lettuce For This Recipe?

While iceberg lettuce is the traditional choice for a wedge salad, you can certainly use other types of lettuce. However, remember that the salad's texture and flavor may be different.

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