Let’s be honest: the classic wedge salad is a masterpiece of flavors—cool, crunchy iceberg, tangy blue cheese, salty bacon, and sweet tomatoes. But eating it? It’s a logistical nightmare. How do you get a perfect bite without everything sliding off that giant lettuce triangle?
Enter the Chopped Wedge Salad. It takes every iconic element of the original and chops it into bite-sized perfection. Every forkful delivers the full, crave-worthy combination, making it the practical (and maybe even better) version of the classic.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
For the Salad:
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1 small head iceberg lettuce, cored and chopped
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1 heart of romaine lettuce, chopped
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8 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
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2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
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¼ cup fresh chives, finely chopped
For the Blue Cheese Dressing:
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¾ cup mayonnaise
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¾ cup sour cream
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½ cup buttermilk
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1 ½ cups crumbled blue cheese, divided
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2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
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2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
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Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tbsp)
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½ tsp garlic powder
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
