Bacon and Bleu Cheese Wedge Salad

This Bacon and Bleu Cheese Wedge Salad is one of my favorite salads!

Let’s face it, some salads can be fussy.  I’ve watched enough cooking competitions to know that many times, chefs put as much time into their fancy salads as they would an entree.

This salad, however, is not fussy.  It’s big.  It’s bold.  And, it has BACON!

It starts with a big, ole wedge of iceberg lettuce.  No need to waste your time chopping it into bite sized pieces either.  Just cut the head of lettuce into quarters and you’re good to go.

Then I top it with of healthy dollop of  this incredible homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing and let it run down the sides and work it’s way into the lettuce layers.

Next come the toppings.  I added red onion and San Marzano tomatoes right from the garden.  And the crowning glory…lots of chopped bacon.

This salad is a meal in itself!  It’s perfect on its own or paired with a big ole juicy steak!

This recipe is definitely a keeper! I’l be making it again and again!

If you love bacon, head over our Bacon Month giveaway HERE.  You can enter to win a super awesome Bacon Month prize pack.

And, for all of you bacon addicts out there, as part of Bacon Month we are sharing bacon recipes every Tuesday and Saturday in August.  So stay tuned – there’s lots more bacon-liciousness to come!  Here are some of the other bacon recipes being shared today:

Microwave Bacon Fat Popcorn

Loaded Potato and Chicken Casserole

Maple Bacon Fudge

Bacon Caramel Apple Wedges

BBQ Pulled Chicken BLT Sandwich

Wedge Salad with Bacon & Bleu Cheese

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Bacon & Bleu Cheese Wedge Salad

Bacon & Bleu Cheese Wedge Salad

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Side Dish

Servings: 4

Author: Christina Hitchcock

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Ingredients

Salad

• 1 head iceberg lettuce - cored and quartered1 head iceberg lettuce - cored and quartered
• 3 San Marzano tomatoes - seeded and chopped, or Roma3 San Marzano tomatoes - seeded and chopped, or Roma
• 1/2 cup bleu cheese - crumbled1/2 cup bleu cheese - crumbled
• 1/2 pound bacon - cooked and chopped1/2 pound bacon - cooked and chopped

Garlic Bleu Cheese Dressing

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup buttermilk1/4 cup buttermilk
• Salt and freshly ground black pepperSalt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic - chopped1 clove garlic - chopped
• 1/2 lemon - juiced1/2 lemon - juiced
• 1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles

Instructions

• Arrange lettuce quarters on plates.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together mayo, sour cream, buttermilk, salt, pepper, garlic and lemon juice.
• Fold bleu cheese crumbles into dressing.
• Pour desired amount of dressing over the lettuce wedge.
• Top with crumbled bacon, bleu cheese crumbles and tomatoes.

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