Iceberg Wedge With Warm Bacon And Blue Cheese Dressing Recipes

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.

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH WARM BACON AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce. Add blue cheese. Thin dressing with a little buttermilk, if desired. In a large skillet over medium, cook bacon until golden brown and beginning to crisp. Wash iceberg lettuce and cut into 6 wedges, each with some core attached. Thinly slice red onion. Arrange lettuce on plates. Drizzle a little dressing over each and reserve remaining dressing. Using a slotted spoon, transfer warm bacon from skillet onto salads. Garnish with red onion. Kitchen Counter Per Serving: 590 calories, 9g carbs, 11g protein, 56g fat, 50mg cholesterol, 1000mg sodium, 3g fiber

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH BUTTERMILK BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Slice the lettuce into thick wedges. In a medium-sized bowl, add the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, salt and pepper, to taste, hot sauce, chives, garlic, and lemon juice. Whisk together, then slowly fold in the blue cheese crumbles. Arrange the lettuce on a serving platter and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with tomatoes, avocado, and bacon. Serve.

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 WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Remove the core from the lettuce and cut into 4 quarters. Arrange on serving plates and set aside.
• In a small skillet saute bacon until crisp. Remove from skillet, to a plate lined with a paper bag or paper towels. Once cooled, chop into small pieces and add to a small bowl. In the skillet over low heat, add the brown sugar, vinegar and salt and pepper, to taste. Whisk together until combined and sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the egg and bacon and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour over the top of the iceberg wedges and serve immediately.

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.

ICEBERG WEDGE WITH BACON & BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. 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.)
• 2. (Do not cook bacon until ready to use)** 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.
• 3. *** And if I have them, I will cup up cherry tomatoes and sprinkle some on top. Mmmmmm!

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 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 SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing in a medium-sized bowl by combining the buttermilk, soured cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and 50g of the blue cheese. Season and stir through the chives. Chill until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, pour half the dressing over the lettuce wedges and crumble over the remaining blue cheese and a scattering of walnuts. Serve the rest of the dressing on the side.