Look, Wedge Salads are delicious — thanks to a medley of crunchy iceberg lettuce, tangy blue cheese, salty bacon, and fresh juicy tomatoes. But — and this is a big but — they are super impractical to eat. You’re served a giant triangle of lettuce on a plate that’s topped with a lot of delicious things, but how do you get those delicious things into every bite? And furthermore, how do you even get it into your mouth without making a mess? It’s a classic and it’s an incredibly tasty combo of ingredients but I’ve always felt that the delivery left a lot to be desired.
But no matter, now we have this Chopped Wedge Salad. See, it has all of the flavor you know and love from a classic Wedge Salad, but it’s not served to you as a wedge at all. Instead, it’s allll bite-sized so you can enjoy every last delicious morsel with ease.
Ingredients
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, cored, quartered, and chopped
- 1 romaine lettuce heart, cored and chopped
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
For the dressing:
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups blue cheese, crumbled and divided
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation
- In a large bowl, toss together iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, bacon, cherry tomatoes, and 1/4 cup chives.
- To make the dressing, whisk together buttermilk, mayo, sour cream, 1/2 of the blue cheese, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons chives in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour dressing over salad, toss to combine, and top with remaining blue cheese crumbles. Enjoy!
