Classic Wedge Salad
This classic wedge salad recipe features crisp iceberg lettuce, creamy homemade blue cheese dressing, and crispy breadcrumbs for the perfect easy side. It’s ready in just 15 minutes and works with almost any meal.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4
Ingredients 11
- 1 recipe Blue Cheese Dressing *
- 1 small head iceberg lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered (or 4 sundried tomatoes, chopped)
- 2 chives, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
- Smoky breadcrumbs, for the garnish (1 handful crushed potato chips or crumbled bacon)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup panko (or homemade breadcrumbs )
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon each onion powder and garlic powder
- 1/4 heaping teaspoon kosher salt
Method 4
- 01
Make the Blue Cheese Dressing .
- 02
Make the smoky breadcrumbs, if using: Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. In a small bowl, mix the panko with the smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and kosher salt . Add them to the skillet and toast, stirring frequently, until golden and crisp, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
- 03
Remove the outer leaves of the iceberg head, then slice it into wedges (4 for a small head, 6 for a large head). Prep the chives and tomatoes.
- 04
To serve. place a wedge on a plate. Top with dressing, tomatoes, chives, blue cheese crumbles, and smoky breadcrumbs. Serve immediately.
Provenance
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