Cos wedge salad

Cos wedge salad

Wedge salads are big in the US but haven’t really found a foothold in the UK – until now! The sliced slab of lettuce means there are plenty of nooks and crannies for the blue cheese dressing to find its way into, and keeping the lettuce in a larger piece makes the dish feel much more of a main event.

Cos wedge salad

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  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands-on time 25 min

Wedge salads are big in the US but haven’t really found a foothold in the UK – until now! The sliced slab of lettuce means there are plenty of nooks and crannies for the blue cheese dressing to find its way into, and keeping the lettuce in a larger piece makes the dish feel much more of a main event.

Add more greenery to mealtimes: take your pick from 80+ filling salad recipes.

 

Nutrition: Per serving

Calories
394kcals
Fat
31g (8.5g saturated)
Protein
13g
Carbohydrates
13g (6.1g sugars)
Fibre
1.7g
Salt
1.6g

Ingredients

  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 6 smoked streaky bacon rashers
  • 4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • ½ tsp garlic granules
  • 80g blue cheese, crumbled (see Tips)
  • 150ml buttermilk
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • Small handful dill, chopped
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 baby cos lettuce (see Know-how)
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Method

  1. Put the onion in a small bowl with the vinegar, a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp water and set aside to lightly pickle.
  2. Finely chop the bacon, then put in a frying pan over a medium heat. Allow the fat to render and continue cooking, stirring regulary, until starting to crisp. Add the breadcrumbs, mustard powder, garlic granules and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 3 minutes until an even golden brown. Set aside.
  3. a large jug, whisk together the blue cheese, buttermilk and mayo. Stir in most of the dill. Quarter the tomatoes and cut each lettuce in half lengthways. Put the lettuce wedges on serving plates, cut-side up, and pour over the dressing. Drain the onion and scatter this on top, along with the tomatoes, bacon crumb and remaining dill.

Nutrition

Calories
394kcals
Fat
31g (8.5g saturated)
Protein
13g
Carbohydrates
13g (6.1g sugars)
Fibre
1.7g
Salt
1.6g

delicious. tips

  1. Not a blue cheese fan? Replace it with feta or coarsely grated cheddar.

     

  2. We’ve used baby cos lettuces instead of the more traditional iceberg because they still have that same fresh crunch but a little more flavour.

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