Wedge Salad with Elegant Blue Cheese Dressing

Description

This a great salad to have for a simple lunch or to serve with a nice dinner. Fresh ingredients make this salad very elegant and the wedge presentation makes it a great starter for a special occasion dinner. It is best to chill the dressing for 24 hours prior to serving.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound crumbled blue cheese
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ⅓ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 8 wedges
  • 2 roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ pound crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

  1. Combine 1/2 of the blue cheese
  2. mayonnaise
  3. buttermilk
  4. vinegar
  5. sour cream
  6. sugar
  7. olive oil
  8. garlic
  9. and pepper in a bowl; blend with an electric hand mixer until well combined. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until serving.
  10. Place each lettuce wedge on a salad plate. Drizzle dressing over each wedge. Scatter tomatoes
  11. onion
  12. and remaining blue cheese over each salad.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 8

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