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A classic wedge salad with wedges of iceberg lettuce, hard boiled eggs, bacon, cherry tomato, blue cheese, and chives.

The Best Wedge Salad

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  • Author: No Crumbs Left
  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 12 servings
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Assembled
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Everything you will ever need to know about how to make a fabulous wedge salad! Don’t skip out on this modern spin on the classic wedge salad.


Ingredients

Ingredients needed to make the best wedge salad:

  •   3 heads of iceberg lettuce 
  •   Creamy Ripe Green Olive dressing, recipe follows
  •   6 eggs 
  •   1 pound slab of bacon, about 3 inches wide 
  •   2 teaspoons olive oil 
  •   12 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters 
  •   2 cups gluten-free croutons 
  •   12 ounces of blue cheese crumbles 
  •   1 cup chives, finely chopped 
  •   ½ cup parsley, finely chopped 
  •   Salt for seasoning 

Ingredients needed to make Creamy Ripe Green Olive dressing:

  •   1½ cup Whole30 Mayo  
  •   2 garlic cloves, pressed 
  •   ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley  
  •   1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 
  •   3 tablespoons lemon juice  
  •   Kosher salt to taste, around 2 pinches  
  •   2 tablespoons red wine vinegar  
  •   5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil  
  •   One 6-ounce can of California ripe green olives, drained and divided  

Instructions

How to make Creamy Ripe Green Olive dressing:

  •   Using a hand mixer or blender, blend the Whole30 Mayonnaise, pressed garlic, parsley, chives, lemon juice, salt, red wine vinegar, olive oil, and 2/3 can of olives until smooth. Add the remaining olives and pulse until coarsely chopped. 

 

How to make the best wedge salad:

  •   Cut each head of iceberg lettuce into quarters, leaving the stem attached and the leaves as intact as possible. Gently rinse and allow to drain for 5 minutes, then place the quarters on a tea towel-lined dish or baking sheet, cut side up. Place in the fridge so that the lettuce wedges crisp up for 60 minutes.
  •   Slice the bacon slab on the short side into ½ inch slices and then cut those slices into 1-inch pieces.
  •   Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add the bacon pieces. Saute the bacon until desired crispiness, about 20 minutes. When finished, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
  •   Fill a pot with enough water to cover the eggs and bring to a boil. While the water is heating, fill a medium bowl with ice and water. Gently add the eggs and boil for 8 minutes and 40 seconds. Remove the eggs and put them into the ice water for 3 minutes. When the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and slice them into 1/4-inch slices—do this lengthwise as you want to be able to see the yolk in each slice. (I learned this method from Chris Kimball.) Set aside.
  •   Assemble the salad on a large platter with the lettuce wedges cut side up and season them with salt.
  •   Evenly distribute the blue cheese then liberally sprinkle chives and parsley. Next, drizzle the dressing over the top.
  •   Finish with the egg slices, tomato, bacon, croutons, black pepper, and marinated red onions, if desired.

Notes

Optional Crispy Marinated Onion Salad Topper:

 Drain some marinated onions from their oil then saute them in a pan over medium until crunchy, for about 5 minutes. Add them as a crunchy topping.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 350
  • Sugar: 4.9 g
  • Sodium: 940.5 mg
  • Fat: 27.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 14.2 g
  • Protein: 12.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 135.8 mg