Iceberg Wedge Salad With Warm Bacon Dressing Food

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Arrange lettuce wedges on serving plates and top each wedge with tomato and green onion pieces.
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels; chop when cool enough to handle. Transfer bacon to a bowl.
• Dissolve brown sugar with red wine vinegar, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet over medium heat, whisking until brown sugar has dissolved. Stir bacon into dressing; adjust seasoning. Pour hot bacon dressing over lettuce wedges.

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH WARM BACON AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add blue cheese and stir until well blended. If too thick, thin with buttermilk by tablespoonfuls to desired consistency. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and beginning to crisp. Arrange lettuce on plates. Spoon dressing over. Using slotted spoon, transfer warm bacon from skillet onto salads, dividing equally. Garnish with red onion.

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH WARM BACON AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, pepper, and hot sauce in a medium bowl. Add the cheese and stir until well blended. If too thick, thin with buttermilk by tablespoonfuls to desired consistency.
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and beginning to crisp.
• Arrange the lettuce wedges on plates. Spoon the dressing over. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the warm bacon from the skillet onto the salads, dividing equally. Garnish with red onion.
• do ahead
• The DRESSING can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH CREAMY GORGONZOLA DRESSING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, and gorgonzola. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture to combine the cheese through the mixture. Loosen up the mix with the buttermilk, a tablespoon at a time, until it comes to a salad dressing consistency. Season the mix with salt, and pepper, to taste. Stir in the fresh herbs.
• Place a wedge of lettuce on a plate, coat liberally with the blue cheese dressing, and crumble some cooked bacon on top of the dressing. Dress each plate with 2 halved tomatoes, some blue cheese, and season with a little bit of salt and pepper.

ICEBERG WITH TOMATOES, BLUE CHEESE, AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop.
• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning halfway through, until brown and crisp, 8-10 minutes total. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Let cool; crumble.
• Place half of blue cheese in a medium heatproof bowl and microwave on medium until melted, about 1 minute (this will make it easier to whisk). Add crème fraîche, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, and hot sauce to blue cheese and whisk until smooth; season dressing with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
• Place 1 slice of iceberg lettuce on each plate and spoon about 1/4 cup dressing over each. Top with walnuts, bacon, celery, tomatoes, tarragon, and remaining blue cheese.
• Do Ahead
• Dressing can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese and chives, then season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes (and up to 3 days) to allow the flavors to really meld.
• Place bacon in a medium heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Reserve bacon fat for another use (it's delicious for pan-frying hash browns), or discard.
• Halve cherry tomatoes (if using beefsteak, halve and squeeze out some seeds beforehand, so it's not watery, then cut into bite-size pieces). Season with salt and pepper; let stand 5 minutes. Cut lettuce through its core into 4 wedges; place each one on a plate. Spoon dressing on top and sprinkle with bacon, tomatoes, remaining 1/4 cup blue cheese, and more chives.

ICEBERG WEDGES WITH BACON AND BUTTERMILK DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275°F
• Prepare a bowl of ice water.
• In a medium pot of boiling water, blanch the tomatoes just until the skins loosen, about 30 seconds.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the tomatoes to the ice water to cool.
• Drain and peel the tomatoes, pat dry and halve crosswise.
• Arrange the tomatoes, cut side up, on a nonstick baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• Sprinkle with the chopped thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast for about 2 1/2 hours, or until the tomatoes are very tender and slightly shrunken.
• Transfer the tomatoes to a plate and let cool.
• Meanwhile, spread the brioche cubes on a small baking sheet and toast for about 15 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
• Let the croutons cool.
• In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, crème fraîche and buttermilk until smooth.
• Add the lemon juice, parsley, mint and 1 tablespoon of the chives and season with salt and pepper.
• Refrigerate until chilled.
• In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Put each iceberg wedge on a plate, add a tomato half and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Scatter the croutons and bacon on top.
• Garnish with the remaining 2 tablespoons of chives and serve, passing the buttermilk dressing at the table.

ST. ANSELM'S ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet set over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon fat in the skillet.
• Lower the heat under the skillet, then stir in the flour and cook, stirring often with a spoon, until the flour is lightly browned, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups water to the mixture, along with the vinegar, sugar and mustard, and allow to come to a simmer. Whisk the mixture frequently until the dressing is thick enough to resemble gravy and coat the back of a spoon, approximately 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Put the iceberg wedges on plates. Drizzle with the warm dressing, and sprinkle with the bacon pieces, blue cheese and parsley. Serve immediately.

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH WARM BACON AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add blue cheese and stir until well blended. If too thick, thin with buttermilk by tablespoonfuls to desired consistency. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and beginning to crisp. Arrange lettuce on plates. Spoon dressing over.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer warm bacon from skillet onto salads, dividing equally. Garnish with red onions and candied nuts.

ICEBERG WEDGE BLUE CHEESE BACON & TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, combine mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk, mixing well.
• Add remaining ingredients mixing thoroughly.
• Must refrigerate for 24 hours before serving for best flavor.
• For the salad assembly, divide iceberg lettuce head into four equal sections, cutting down towards the stem.
• Place on plates, topping liberally with the blue cheese dressing, crumbled bacon, chopped tomato and crumbled blue cheese.
• Serve nice and cold, adding salt and pepper to taste.

CLASSIC BACON ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayo, sour cream, buttermilk, whole milk, white wine vinegar and black pepper until smooth and creamy. Fold in the blue cheese. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the eggs and cook for 6-7 minutes for a soft-boiled egg. Remove from heat and transfer immediately to an ice bath. Once cool, peel and cut them in half. Set aside.
• Preheat your grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. If using a regular grill, place a large cast iron skillet directly on the flame to heat up. Once heated up, add the bacon slices and cook, turning occasionally until crisp. Remove from heat and chop.
• Assemble your iceberg wedge salads by layering crispy bacon, toasted bread crumbs, and eggs on top of the wedges. Drizzle with blue cheese dressing and sprinkle with black pepper. Serve immediately.

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH WARM BACON & BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
• Add blue cheese and stir until well blended.
• If too thick, thin with buttermilk by tablespoonfuls to desired consistency.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and beginning to crisp.
• Arrange lettuce on plates.
• Spoon dressing over.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer warm bacon from skillet onto salads, dividing equally.
• Garnish with red onion.

EASY ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.
• Combine dressing, garlic and basil in small bowl; stir well.
• Top each lettuce wedge with dressing and sprinkle with bacon and blue cheese. Garnish with shredded basil, if desired.