Chopped Wedge Salad is a simple green salad, fully loaded with bacon & blue cheese. Dress it up or down; either way, the entire family will love this salad.
I love salad! For the rest of the family, this is taking some “work.”
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As the kids age, they broaden their plate with things like veggies, but this isn’t easy. My hubby is not a huge salad fan unless it is drenched in homemade Ranch dressing. He is very particular about Ranch dressing.
The gobs of bacon and cheese help since those are two things that our family loves. I love a good wedge salad with crisp iceberg lettuce. It is one of the few ways I will eat iceberg lettuce.
My only complaint about a wedge salad is that we make a mess every time – literally. The kids (or even myself) cutting up the lettuce is not a pretty sight. I would much instead serve this in a bowl and call it good, which is what gave me the idea for this Chopped Wedge Salad. I added spinach for color and nutrition, and the kids didn’t even notice.
Recipe Tips
I fed my family with it and then took it to a dinner I attended with some friends, which served us all.
Anything with bacon is usually a win with the kids, and if I can use this Chopped Wedge Salad to get them to eat their veggies, then I am one happy camper.
What To Serve With Wedge Salad
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Chopped Wedge Salad
Ingredients
- 1 head iceberg lettuce coarsely chopped
- 5 ounces spinach coarsely chopped
- 11 ounces cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 small purple onion diced
- 2 pounds bacon cooked and coarsely chopped
- 5 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- Balsamic Vinegar Glaze use as a drizzle
- Optional: Your choice of dressing We prefer ranch.
Instructions
- In a large serving or salad bowl layer the ingredients in this order: lettuce, tomatoes, onion, bacon and blue cheese.
- Layer upon layer of deliciousness.
- Bring on the bacon.
- And cheese. Never too much cheese.
- Toss to combine salad.
- Serve and drizzle each salad lightly (or heavily if you are me) with balsamic vinegar glaze.
- Have dressings available on the side, along with salt and pepper so people can dress and season to taste.
one of my favorite salads!! this looks perfect!! pinning!
Everything and I mean everything in this salad I love. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have a recipe for the homemade ranch or the balsamic glaze?
Oh I love this! What a great lunch; I will definitely be making this!
Thank you, I hope you enjoy!
I love a good wedge salad! This looks delicious!
Me too! Enjoy!
Love this amazing looking salad!!! It looks so healthy and tasty. My favorite dish for the summer:)
Thank you! I’m glad you like it.
Such a fantastic salad!! I would LOVE to have this for lunch!
Thanks! I hope you like it!
A good salad is always welcome for dinner in our house! Looks so yummy!
Thank you!
Looks so festive! Definitely having this on our table, so tasty and flavorful!
I hope you enjoy!
There’s something about a chopped salad that’s so much better than a regular salad! Love the drizzle of balsamic glaze!
Thank you!
It sounds so yum! I need to add more vegetables to my meal, and this salad will be a great recipe. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it!
When the weather warms up like it is now, I could eat salad everyday! Thanks for this go wedge salad recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoy the salad!
Made this for dinner last night to go with some pasta. The wedge is my all-time favorite salad! I can eat it year round.
So happy you loved it; it is my favorite salad as too!