Wedge Salad with Tarragon Blue Cheese Dressing
By
Michelle Tow
@onejdlady
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I love wedge salads, and wanted to make a version that was all my own that was full of the crispness and flavor but with a twist. So one day I decided to make one and came up with this version by adding one of my favorite herbs, tarragon. Be careful, you might get addicted!
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Notes from the Test Kitchen:
What a fantastic wedge salad recipe! Adding tarragon to the blue cheese dressing adds a nice zing and is a great twist on a traditional wedge salad. Tarragon has an almost anise-like flavor and really freshens up the blue cheese dressing recipe. If you're not a fan of blue cheese, feta would make a great substitute.
What a fantastic wedge salad recipe! Adding tarragon to the blue cheese dressing adds a nice zing and is a great twist on a traditional wedge salad. Tarragon has an almost anise-like flavor and really freshens up the blue cheese dressing recipe. If you're not a fan of blue cheese, feta would make a great substitute.
Ingredients
- 1
- head of iceberg lettuce
- 1 c
- light mayonnaise
- 1/2 c
- light sour cream
- 2 tsp
- red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp
- lemon juice, fresh
- 1 pinch
- cracked pepper
- 2 Tbsp
- very finely diced white onion
- 2 clove
- very finely chopped garlic
- 1 1/2 Tbsp
- finely chopped fresh tarragon
- 1/4 c
- crumbled blue cheese
- 4 slice
- thick cut bacon
- 1
- vine ripe tomato, diced
How to Make Wedge Salad with Tarragon Blue Cheese Dressing
- 1Saute bacon in a skillet until crisp, and then place on a paper towel to cool. When cool crumble into small to medium sized pieces.
- 2Add to a small bowl the mayonnaise, sour cream, finely diced tarragon, onion and garlic, pepper, vinegar and lemon juice. Mix vigorously with a fork or small whisk to completely blend.
- 3Rinse off a head of iceberg lettuce and remove the core and the outer leaves. Slice into four equal sized wedges, and place onto serving plates. I think you can also put them on one big serving platter and let guests take their own, that can be pretty too.
- 4Dice a tomato into medium sized pieces (not too big).
- 5Assembly:
Pour 1/4 of the sauce over each wedge, letting it drizzle all over the top and down the sides.
Scatter crumbled bacon and tomatoes over the top of the dressed wedge, dress with a few extra pieces of blue cheese and tarragon and serve.
About Wedge Salad with Tarragon Blue Cheese Dressing
Course/Dish: Lettuce Salads, Salads
Main Ingredient: Vegetable
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Gluten-Free, Low Carb
