Classic Wedge Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Classic Wedge Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

• 2 heads iceberg lettuce
• 1 pound bacon, diced and cooked until crispy
• 1 pound grape tomatoes
• 1 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 8 hard boiled eggs, shells removed
• 2 tablespoons chives, minced
• 1 batch blue cheese dressing (recipe below)
• Fresh cracked pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cut heads of iceberg lettuce into quarters, the long way.
2. Cut tomatoes in half, the long way.
3. Cut eggs in half, the long way.

Build the salads on individual plates, in this order:

1. Wedge of lettuce
2. Generous drizzling of blue cheese dressing onto the lettuce
3. Bacon bits, pressed onto the dressing
4. Tomato halves
5. Blue cheese crumbles
6. Chives, sprinkled over the salad
7. Hard boiled egg halves, arranged on the plate
8. Fresh cracked pepper

Blue Cheese Dressing

• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 8 ounces blue cheese
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Directions:

In a small bowl, mash blue cheese and buttermilk together with a fork until mixture is somewhat smooth. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and garlic powder until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 

Dressing recipe credit to: LuckyMe9 on allrecipes.com