![]() ![]() I can only see someone consume so much prune juice and Special K. My dad always seems to be on a diet so I backed off of the bacon-studded waffle plan and kept him on a steady breakfast/lunch feed of tomatoes and avocados with a squeeze of lime.īut at a certain point, I have to cave and cook real food. Sprinkle the salad with the remaining green onions, and give the whole thing a big grinding of black pepper and a pinch of smoked Maldon salt. Complete two more layers like this, ending with the dressing (reserving a few green onions for the top). To assemble the salad, layer 1/3 of the iceberg lettuce, and 1/3 of the remaining ingredients on top, ending with the dressing. Prep the rest of the salad ingredients: Break the bacon into crumbles dice ½ pint of cherry tomatoes crumble ¼ lb of blue cheese, slice 2-3 green onions crosswise. Set aside.Ĭut the iceberg lettuce into quarters, removing the tougher core, and separating the lettuce into large leaves. Add 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt for body, season with salt and pepper, and then gradually whisk in 1/3 cup of olive oil to emulsify. While the bacon is cooling, make the lemony buttermilk dressing by mixing 1/3 cup of buttermilk with the juice of a half lemon. Make a 1lb package of bacon using your favorite method. To make the lemony buttermilk iceberg wedge: ![]() Although the iceberg lettuce wasn’t from my CSA box, I’d picked it up on a whim at the store thinking that it would be a perfect match for the smoky local bacon from the Ringwood farmer’s market each weekend. I’ve seen the Smitten Kitchen version in Deb’s cookbook, and this one comes pretty close with layers of iceberg lettuce stacked and coated in a lemony buttermilk dressing. Since we got in on Sunday night and my Dad was set to arrive on Monday afternoon, I didn’t have much shopping or prep time, so most of what I cooked during his visit was from the share and a good scrounge through the refrigerator.Īfter a travel snafu that got my Dad in a few hours later than planned, we decompressed on the dock with a bottle of rosé and a big platter of deconstructed wedge salad. Our dog sitter was kind enough to pick up (and wash/bag) my farm share produce, God bless her, which this week was made up of every shade of green. But I managed to sneak in a few good meals, which was especially important given that my Dad was visiting for a few days. Drizzle the two dressings over in alternating stripes.Given our travel to Alabama last week, it was a short cooking week last week, and another short week for this one as well. Season with salt & pepper to taste.Īssemble your salad: Arrange the lettuce on individual salad plates or a large platter. Optional: 1 teaspoon sugar if you like a sweet dressing, like I doĢ tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, such as thyme, parsley, dill, or oreganoĬombine all the ingredients in a small bowl or jar and whisk until smooth. Adjust with more oil, vinegar, or salt & pepper if necessary. Season with salt & pepper, and taste by dipping in a leaf of your lettuce – your kids might want to help with this part. Pour in the oil in a steady stream while whisking, until smooth and emulsified. Add the vinegar, honey or sugar, and ketchup, and stir to combine. Place the chopped shallots or other onion in a spouted 2-cup measuring pitcher or small jar. When my kids were small this dressing was a staple in our house, called red dressup, and they loved pretty much any steamed vegetable dipped into it, especially broccoli “trees”.Īpproximately 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot or red onion, or scallions Toppings: bacon bits, grated cheese, cherry tomatoes, croutons, blue cheese – adapt to your taste and what you have! The traditional toppings for wedge salad are blue cheese, bacon, and tomatoes – the salad pictured includes bacon, croutons, and cherry tomatoes, because I had no cheese when I made it! so feel free to sub in what you like.Īpproximately 2 handfuls of cleaned and torn into bite size pieces lettuce per person that you are serving Wedge salad is usually literally a wedge of iceberg lettuce, but other lettuces work great in this deconstructed version. ![]()
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