Do you remember when I said “I can’t promise they’ll all be healthy, but I can promise they’ll all be delicious?” Yeah, well, this is one of those. This is probably the only appearance iceberg lettuce will make in this blog, unless I come up with something special for a Throwback Thursday.
But if you like blue cheese, you’ll LOVE this. The dressing is delicious, and a definite keeper for your recipe file. Find a good quality blue cheese and really good bacon and you won’t be disappointed.
Ingredients
4-6 oz thick applewood smoked bacon, chopped into 1” pieces
1 head iceberg lettuce, trimmed and cut into 4 wedges
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1/8 lb good blue cheese for crumbles (you need to buy just under a half pound total for this recipe--for the dressing and the extra crumbles, combined).
Dressing
1/2 finely chopped small shallot
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp good mayo
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/4 lb good blue cheese, crumbled
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
Fry the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Set aside on a paper towel
Whisk the shallot, sour cream, buttermilk, mayo, herbs and vinegar together until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, and fold in the blue cheese. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly. (Keep in mind that the flavors will intensify, so if you make it ahead, it’s even better).
Dress each of the 4 wedges, top with onions, bacon and the remaining blue cheese crumbles.
Serves 4
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