Grilled Wedge Salad

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Fresh and tasty grilled wedge salad elevates the classic version with crispy, flavorful grilled lettuce, because grilling makes everything better!

The pretty knife-and-fork wedge salad looks fancy on the plate, and this version takes it up another notch by brushing the wedges with oil and grilling them to bring out the flavor.

Ingredients

Classically, a wedge salad uses blue cheese crumbles and a drizzle of blue cheese dressing, but I used a mix of shredded cheese and ranch instead to fit flavor preferences in my family. Use what you like!

iceberg lettuce
olive oil
ranch dressing
cherry tomatoes
colby jack shredded cheese
crumbed, crispy bacon

See recipe card for quantities.

Step By Step Instructions

cutting into a whole head of iceberg lettuce.

Step 1: Cut lettuce into wedges

brushing olive oil onto iceberg lettuce.

Step 2: Brush wedges with olive oil.

wedges of iceberg lettuce with grill marks.

Step 3: Press onto hot grill, rotating so that each side gets grill marks.

adding toppings and dressing to a wedge salad.

Step 4: Plate wedges and add toppings.

Substitutions

As with most salads, you can change out dressings and toppings to fit your individual taste. The grilled iceberg lettuce will go with just about any flavor combination you can dream up.

Dressing - use the classic choice of blue cheese dressing instead of ranch, or any dressing you want
Cheese - crumbled blue cheese is the classic wedge salad choice, but use whatever you have. You can add some fresh tangy parmesan as well.

Want something a little more fancy? Try my chili lime and roasted shrimp salad!

Make Ahead

Grilled wedge salad is best when served immediately after preparing. If you need to make it ahead of time, go ahead and prep all of your toppings such as cooking the bacon, chopping the tomatoes and lettuce, etc, and then at the last minute grill the wedges and add the toppings.

You can refrigerate any leftovers. I recommend consuming any leftovers within one day for best quality.

FAQ

How are you supposed to eat a wedge salad?

Eating a grilled wedge salad is a two-utensil type of situation. Grab both a knife and a fork and dig right in.

What's so special about a wedge salad?

If you're going for a beautiful presentation for your salad course, a wedge salad is the way to go! There's nothing prettier than a solid chunk of lettuce dotted with colorful, flavorful toppings and drizzled with a rich dressing.