Wedge Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

5 from 4 votes

Wedge Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

This wedge salad with creamy blue cheese dressing is one of my favorites! Simple, tasty, crisp, and of course, macro friendly.

Prep Time5

Course: Salad

Cuisine: California Fresh, Healthy

Keyword: blue cheese, salad, salad dressing, salads, wedge salad

Servings:

Calories: 192kcal

Ingredients

For the Salad:

Half a head of romaine or a wedge of iceberg 150 g
¼ cup cherry tomatoes halved (50 g)
1 piece of bacon cooked and crumbled (9 g)
2 tbsp red onion diced small (20 g)
2 tbsp radishes sliced thinly (optional 20 g)
1 Tbsp reduced fat blue cheese 7 g
4 Tbsp creamy blue cheese dressing 60 g *recipe below
½ tbsp balsamic glaze (Trader Joe's or other grocers near vinegar) 7 g

For the Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing:

½ cup reduced-fat blue cheese 60 g
½ cup non fat Greek yogurt 120 g
¼ cup light mayonnaise 60 g*
3 Tbsp non fat milk 45 g
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar 45 g
½ Tbsp lemon juice 7 g
2 Tbsp fresh parsley minced (5 g) -- or sub 1 tsp dried parsley
2 Tbsp fresh chives minced (5 g) -- or sub 1 tsp dried chives
1 Tbsp fresh dill minced (3 g)-- or sub ½ tsp dried dill
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp pepper

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a whisk or fork. Pop in the fridge until you’re ready to use. It starts out nice and thick, so feel free to thin it out a littler with more vinegar or milk if you prefer. But without much fat in there, it tends to get a little watery the next day. This dressing is best the first day.
For the salad, chop your iceberg into four wedges or chop mini heads of romaine in half. Top each wedge or half with the quantities of toppings as listed above: cherry tomatoes, crumbled bacon, red onion, radishes, and blue cheese. Drizzle with dressing and finish with balsamic glaze.
Serve with grilled chicken or steak, and maybe some roasted potatoes on the side to make it a meal!

Notes

We love the presentation of the wedge. But of course you can chop it all up and serve it chopped if you prefer! We love to serve on a large bread board as wedges and everyone chops it up on their own plate. Add more dressing if desired!

*I used Best Foods but any brand of light mayo works. It should be labeled 3.5 fat per Tbsp. Of course feel free to use a full-fat, or olive oil/avocado based mayo if you don’t mind the higher fat. It will obviously just be more delicious!

For the dressing alone:

8 servings

45 g each (3 Tbsp)

51 cal, 1.6c, 2.9f, 3.5p, 0 fiber

MFP: Lillie Eats and Tells Wedge Salad

MFP: Lillie Eats and Tells Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

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