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!
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Loaded Potato and Chicken Casserole
BBQ Pulled Chicken BLT Sandwich
Wedge Salad with Bacon & Bleu Cheese
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Bacon & Bleu Cheese Wedge Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, cored and quartered
- 3 San Marzano tomatoes, seeded and chopped, or Roma
- 1/2 cup bleu cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and chopped
Garlic Bleu Cheese Dressing
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 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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This looks delicious!! Bacon really does make everything better! 😉