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Wedge salad served on a white plate with a red patterned cloth and fork and knife on the side.

Classic Wedge Salad

Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 Servings
Calories: 281kcal
A crisp simple salad that turns a head of iceberg into something people actually look forward to eating.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce halved with core intact
  • 2 TBSP red onion thinly sliced adjust to taste
  • 9 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 4 slices bacon cooked and chopped
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing more or less to taste or use ranch
  • 2 tbsp blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  • Cut the lettuce in half keeping the core intact
    Head of iceberg lettuce cut in half on a cutting board with a knife down the center, kitchen towel in the background.
  • Place each wedge on a plate
    Ingredients arranged for wedge salad: lettuce wedges, cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, crumbled blue cheese, bacon pieces, and dressing in small bowls.
  • Thinly slice the red onion
    Finely chopped red onion pieces on a wooden cutting board.
  • Cut the cherry tomatoes in half
    Cherry tomatoes cut in halves on a wooden cutting board with juice and seeds visible.
  • Chop the cooked bacon into bite size pieces
  • Divide the dressing and drizzle evenly over each wedge
    Iceberg lettuce wedge topped with creamy dressing and sprinkled with chopped red onion.
  • Top with red onion tomatoes and bacon
    Lettuce wedge topped with dressing, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and crispy bacon pieces on a white plate.
  • Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles
    Overhead view of a wedge salad with dressing, bacon, tomatoes, red onion, and blue cheese on a white plate.
  • Serve immediately while the lettuce is cold
    Wedge salad on a plate with small bowls of dressing, bacon, blue cheese, and chopped onion nearby.

Notes

  • Keep the lettuce chilled before serving for best texture
  • Ranch dressing can be used as a substitute for blue cheese

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 685mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1246IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 2mg