My husband and I went out to a nice restaurant last week to celebrate 12 years of marriage. Oh what a great time we have had. Many ups and downs but 4 kids later we are still very much in love.
Back to the salad, I noticed at this restaurant that they had a wedge salad on the menu for $9.
Seriously!
It's a piece of iceberg lettuce sprinkled with a few toppings. I am not paying 9 buck for that. But of course I had to come home and make myself one.
I wanted to know what was so special about a wedge salad. We rarely eat iceberg lettuce, my husband thinks it is quite revolting, but I had to give it a try.
After searching several blogs I found this recipe with homemade bleu cheese dressing. I do not like bleu cheese dressing but that's what the restaurant served it with so of course I had to do it too.
Oh my.
I think I love iceberg lettuce, at least if I can eat it like this.
And I think I like bleu cheese dressing--I know gross, but after this it's true.
My husband does too actually--this was amazing. I'm sure what made it good was the bacon and dressing but I wow, the combination was amazing.
You might be skeptical like me but this is a must. I seriously ate this for dinner one night, nothing else, it was that fabulous!
Wedge Salad with Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing
Dressing:
3 ounces blue cheese or blue cheese crumbles
3 Tbsp. buttermilk
3 Tbsp. sour cream
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tsp. white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1. To make dressing, in a small bowl, mash blue cheese and buttermilk together with a fork until mixture resembles large-curd cottage cheese. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and garlic until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. Recipe makes 6- 2 tablespoon servings. Whole milk may be used in place of buttermilk for a milder flavor but don't use anything thinner than that. Dressing may be refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to two weeks.
Salad:
1 head of iceberg lettuce
6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1. Cut lettuce into wedges. One head will be enough for 4 - 6 nice size salads. Top lettuce with tomatoes and bacon. Spoon dressing over top and top with additional blue cheese crumbles, if desired. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Source: 33 Shades of Green
