Wedge Salad with Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
A Wedge Salad is a crisp and refreshing. Iceberg lettuce wedges topped with homemade thousand island dressing, bacon, tomatoes and pepper jack cheese.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
1000 Island Dressing:
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1/2 tablespoon finely diced or grated onion
- 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic 1-2 cloves
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or more to taste
- pinch of black pepper or more to taste
- couple dashes hot sauce like Tabasco, if desired
Wedge Salad:
- 2 heads of iceberg lettuce
- 1/4 pound slices of bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons Fresh minced chives
- 4 ounces Pepper jack cheese shredded or cut into chunks
- 1 pint Grape or cherry tomatoes diced
- Fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
Dressing:
- Whisk together ingredients in a medium sized bowl until well combined. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired. Store in a tightly covered container or jar in the refrigerator.
Salad Assembly:
- Remove the outer layers of the head of iceberg lettuce, and cut it in half, then those pieces in half again, creating wedges. Cut the end to remove the stem.
- Place wedges onto 4 separate plates. Top with homemade 1000 island dressing, bacon crumbles, shredded pepper jack cheese and diced tomatoes. Garnish with fresh minced chives and fresh cracked black pepper.
Notes
Dressing recipe makes a little over 1 cup which is roughly 8 servings. Serving size is dependant on desired amount per person. I usually at least double the recipe so I have plenty and just store the leftovers in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 640mg | Potassium: 437mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1409IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 1mg
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