This Classic Wedge Salad is a crisp, colorful salad with a little twist. It starts with iceberg lettuce then is topped with blue cheese dressing and blue cheese crumbles, cherry tomatoes, bacon, and green onions.
A wedge salad looks "fancy" but it takes little effort to make and is a really great start to a healthy family meal.
My Steakhouse Blue Cheese Dressing is perfect with this classic wedge.
WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLASSIC WEDGE SALAD
- This salad is easy to make and only takes a few basic ingredients!
- It's great to have for a quick meal and it's a fun way to impress your dinner guest.
- You can prep the salad in advance by cutting the lettuce, washing the quarters, and storing them in a bag with a paper towel until they are ready to use.
- This salad is super impressive to serve at your next dinner party or special occasion.
- Air Fryer Loaded Baked Potatoes and wedge salads go perfectly together!
HOW TO CUT THE LETTUCE FOR A WEDGE SALAD
Start by washing the lettuce with cold water. Drain any excess water and remove the outer leaves of the lettuce head. Cut the lettuce in half from the stem. Next, remove the stem and cut each half again, making four quarters or even one more time for six servings.
SIMPLE INGREDIENTS
- Crisp Iceberg Lettuce - You'll want to start with a whole head of lettuce.
- Crumbled Crispy Bacon - It's best to use a thick cut bacon, not imitation bacon bits.
- Cherry Tomatoes - Juicy tomatoes are not actually traditional on a wedge salad, but I love the color and flavor they bring.
- Green Onions
- Blue Cheese Chunks
- Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing - Use your favorite brand or try my homemade dressing.
SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS FOR A CRISP WEDGE SALAD
The classic toppings for a wedge salad are crisp bacon, blue cheese crumbles, and blue cheese dressing. However, each wedge of lettuce is entirely customizable.
Here are a few suggestions:
Vegetables: Add different vegetables such as cucumber, julienne carrots, or chopped red bell peppers.
Crunchy Croutons can be added to give crunch.
Dressing: If you're not a fan of Blue Cheese, you can substitute just about any type of dressing including my Simple Lemon Vinaigrette or this easy honey mustard dressing.
Proteins: You can also add in some protein such as chicken, salmon or hard boiled eggs.
Black Pepper - Fresh cracked black pepper is a great addition to these lettuce wedges.
HOW TO MAKE A CLASSIC ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD
- Cut iceberg lettuce into wedges.
- Place wedges on individual salad plates.
- Next, spoon creamy dressing over lettuce
- Finally, garnish with bacon crumbles, halved cherry tomatoes, green onion, and blue cheese crumbles.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS EASY WEDGE SALAD
Wedge salad's popularity began in steakhouses. You'll find this popular salad on restaurant menus to accompany red meat, chicken, pork and seafood.
MORE SALAD RECIPES
Classic Wedge Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Head Iceberg Lettuce
- 1 cup Blue Cheese Dressing
- ½ cup Crumbled Crispy Bacon
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes Cut in half
- ¼ cup Green Onions Chopped
- ⅓ cup Blue Cheese Crumbles
Instructions
- Cut iceberg lettuce into wedges.
- Place wedges on individual salad plates.
- Next, spoon creamy dressing over lettuce
- Finally, garnish with bacon crumbles, halved cherry tomatoes, green onion, and blue cheese crumbles.
Notes
If you make this recipe, please let me know! I'd love to hear how it turned out in the comments below.
Kristy Murray, Linger
I have been on this blue cheese kick lately and this salad is so enticing right now. I love simple salads that can be thrown together quickly and easily but have so much flavor. Your classic wedge salad with blue cheese dressing is just that. I can't wait to pull this all together and dive in. Thanks Jill for sharing.
Jill
Thank you Kristy! I make this salad all of the time.