Easy Dinner Side: Classic Wedge Salad

These days you rarely see me in the kitchen anymore. My husband has been taking up most of the kitchen duties due to the combination of a killer work commute and the pregnancy. The few days a week that I decide to venture in to make something I either way over do it and create a 9 course meal based on pregnancy cravings, or I choose to go with super quick and simple dinners that I can throw together in less than half an hour. This recipe is the second of the two. I paired this super quick and easy classic wedge salad with a simple (and delicious) stuffed ravioli dish. However, the wedge salad can be a meal in its own right if you are just wanting to put together a delicious and quick Summer meal.

This recipe makes an easy dinner side for four people or a simple dinner for two!

Ingredients

• 1 head ice berg lettuce
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked & crumbled
• fresh ground pepper
• blue cheese crumbles for garnish
• 1 cup homemade blue cheese dressing
• OPTIONAL: Cherry tomatoes quartered
• For Dressing:
• 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons mayonaise
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• Salt & Pepper to Taste

Instructions

1. Put all of the ingredients for the dressing into a bowl and whisk together. Refrigerate for up to a week if not using right away.
2. Cut butt end off of the ice berg lettuce and then quarter the wedge, trying to keep the leaves together as much as possible.
3. Drizzle the dressing over the iceberg lettuce wedges.
4. Top with crumbled bacon and optional tomatoes.
5. Garnish with more crumbled blue cheese and LOTS of freshly ground black pepper.

Fun variations on a wedge salad:

• — Change out the bacon for some lovely crisp chorizo for a flavorful variation on the classic. Try using a smoked bacon or cured Italian meat for another twist.
• — Add a little Worcestershire sauce to your blue cheese dressing.
• — Substitute butter milk for the milk and leave out the white vinegar for a tangier dressing.
• — Change out the lettuce for a more nutritious variation… though, I am a traditionalist when it comes to the lettuce for a wedge salad. I rarely ever eat iceberg lettuce, but when I do it is usually covered in blue cheese and bacon!
• — Serve miniature versions of this as a side at a party or perhaps a build your own wedge salad bar with a variety of fun toppings.

You can also use a store bought blue cheese dressing for this recipe to make it even simpler. I just happen to like the flavor a freshly made blue cheese dressing!

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