I’m fairly certain that bleu cheese and bacon can make almost any meal better, and a classic wedge salad is a perfect vessel for both. But who hasn’t had the same classic wedge, prepared the same way, one hundred times over? Classically tasty, but easily forgettable.
Not this baby.
A horseradish kick
This Wedge Salad with Horseradish Bleu Cheese Dressing will likely ruin other wedge salads for you in the future. The building blocks are similar to a traditional wedge, but the Horseradish Bleu Cheese Dressing is what makes it so spectacular. We find ample reason to drizzle it on top of salads as well as grilled cabbage, root veggies, and tomatoes. Plus, it’s super easy to make, negating any excuses you may have to just use a bottle of pre-made dressing from the store.
A note for special diets
Both the dressing and the completed salad are grain-free, gluten-free, as well as SIBO and Keto friendly. I opt to use garlic-infused olive oil instead of garlic powder to keep this SIBO friendly but, feel free to use garlic powder if you aren’t intolerant, like me.
Wedge Salad with Horseradish Bleu Cheese Dressing
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 portions 1x
- Category: Salads & Dressings
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For dressing:
- 6 tbsp milk (I prefer lactose-free)
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2/3 cup crumbled bleu cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream (I like this lactose-free one)
- 1/3 cup mayo
- 1 1/2 tbsp champagne vinegar
- 2 tbsp horseradish cream
- 1 tsp garlic oil (may sub garlic powder)
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
For salad:
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, quartered
- 8 strips bacon
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- crumbled bleu cheese, reserved for topping (optional)
Instructions
Dressing:
- Combine the milk with the white vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the crumbled bleu cheese, mashing with a fork to blend.
- Add sour cream, mayo, champagne vinegar, horseradish cream, garlic oil, black pepper, and salt. Stir until well combined. Reserve to the side.
Salad:
- Cook bacon until crisp, then crumble. This can be done in a frying pan on medium-high heat for around 10 minutes or in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees F (205 C). Once crumbled, reserve to the side to cool slightly.
- Plate the quartered wedge and top each portion with dressing.
- Top each portion of salad with quartered hard-boiled eggs, sliced tomatoes, black olives, crumbled bacon, chopped green onion, and additional crumbled bleu cheese if you desire.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 969 mg
- Fat: 44 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 256 mg
This sounds delicious, and I love the idea of using garlic-infused olive oil instead of garlic powder! I will definitely keep an eye out for that at the store!
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I used to be able to find it at Whole Foods, but I’ve recently started buying it at Trader Joes.
I am so crazy about horseradish and feel that it, indeed can bring any recipe over the top! This wedge salad looks like the perfect example of that theory! Yum!
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This salad has such nice textural elements in there. Love the ingredients – am not a fan of bleu cheese though. Have to find a substitute, any recommendations ?
I would try a feta or a chevre if you don’t care for bleu. This would also work well with another creamy dressing like ranch or even a vinaigrette if you prefer.
This salad sounds amazing! I am loving the dressing <3
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Wedge salad is my favorite! And your dressing sounds spectacular. I bet it elevates the whole dish!
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This honestly is the most beautiful wedge salad I’ve seen! I bet that dressing is to DIE for!
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Delicious. I know my family would love this with our next meal. I will have to make this soon.
I’ve never tried horseradish in bleu cheese dressing, but I’m really loving the sound of it. Sold.
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I may never eat a regular wedge salad again either. This looks amazing!
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I always get so excited when I see wedge salad on the menu – especially when it comes with blue cheese. I need to try making it myself!
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I love wedge salads! This one looks amazing! I use to pick off the blue cheese but now I’ve grown to like it.
This looks and sounds amazing. Wedge salads are me and my hubby’s favorite. Love how this calls for boiled egg. Yum!!
This looks so good! Yum
This sounds so creamy and refreshing! Practically drooling over here…..
I’m in love with bleu cheese dressing, and have no idea why I haven’t made it at home yet. I’m doing this!!
This is a great salad for lunch or dinner. I am not a blue cheese lover….but I AM a CHEESE lover….so swapping it out is not an issue for me. Lots of great cheeses to choose from that would compliment this nicely.
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I am in love with this horseradish bleu cheese dressing! I have to make all of my dressings from scratch these days (commercial brands always have onion and garlic, which I can’t have), but I’m so lazy about it. This recipe actually makes me want to whip up salads for lunch this week!
I also can’t have garlic or onion (with the exception of green onions), but I can infuse them into oils as long as the granules aren’t present. It’s hard to find anything in the store that doesn’t have one or both!
That looks delicious and omg that dressing! I have to try it!
This salad looks like one I would order in a restaurant. You totally had me at blue cheese. The dressing sounds so delicious, too!
This looks amazing! I also love the idea of the garlic-infused olive oil. This definitely sounds like the perfect lunch salad to get a bit of refreshment half-way through the work day. 🙂
Yum, yum, yum! I love wedge salads and the thought of having a delicious horseradish blue cheese dressing on it makes me happy! Your recipe looks fabulous and I can not wait to make it!
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This made me so hungry! But anyway I have got to give this a try. I eat a lot of salads and I need something new in my life. This is a nice little twist on the traditional.
i love that horseradish dressing but im still getting used to the idea of bleu cheese.
I love all the ingredients in this. I would make a meal out of this. Thanks for sharing!
Is it crazy that I’ve never had a wedge salad?! I LOVE salads so I’ not sure why I haven’t had one! This looks yummy!
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Wow, this sounds and looks absolutely delicious! I love that you used horseradish. I’ve never heard of horseradish in a salad dressing but I’ll be it’s amazing. Great dish for steak night at home!
Combination of ingredients is just the way I love it. Crunchy , salty, fresh and juicy! Everything ! Needless to say I am a big fan of salads in general
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This looks delicious! I love good wedge salad but THIS looks and sounds like a gourmet wedge salad…Like something I want to make for Christmas!! I love this recipe!
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My husband and his family love wedge salads, so I’d love to make this recipe for them! I’m excited to try it out. Looks so delicious!
What a great lunch option! And I a, a HUGE blue cheese fan. I am going to make this for my ladies luncheon this week!
Oh my goodness, you had me at horseradish- I love that flavor and it mixes so deliciously well with all the components in the salad!
Wedge salad is my absolutely favorite salad and I pretty partially to thick, rich bleu cheese dressing. But I totally think the horseradish gives it a fresh take.
This salad looks fantastic! I have made it my mission to make more homemade salad dressing this year and I can’t wait to try yours. Thanks for sharing!
Same! Everytime I buy a bottle of dressing I feel silly because homemade dressing is so easy and tasty to make.
YUP…I need this type of meal for sure. Healthy eating is the way to get 2018 started…and this looks like a great dinner option for sure.
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This salad looks and sounds so flavorful! We grew horseradish on my parent’s farm and we LOVE blue cheese! YUM!
Nice, I bet having access to fresh horseradish was great! The fresh stuff is always so tasty!
I absolutely adore wedge salad!! I love that you added horseradish to the dressing. Talk about genius!! I know what hubby and I are going to be eating this weekend!! Beautiful and delicious!
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They are my favorite salads! I think the horseradish gives the dressing a nice kick. I hope you love it!
What’s champagne vinegar? That sounds intriguing.
It’s great to see horseradish in salad, it’s not that common of an ingredient and I think it does indeed go well with bleu cheese. Imagine this salad with a pumpkin soup at the side for dinner. 😀
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It’s a very milk white vinegar made from champagne. Similar to a white wine vinegar, which you can substitute if needed.
Bacon and bleu cheese! I love this too, especially in a salad. Sometimes I keep cooked bacon in the fridge to sprinkle on everything?
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I don’t think I’ve ever had a wedge salad, but I’m loving the flavors and textures going on here (minus the bacon). Definitely on my lunch menu!
I love the idea of adding horseradish to a dressing recipe! That extra kick sounds amazing.
This is my all time favorite salad ever!! I do love Ranch dressing in my salad but Bleu Cheese is amazing! Thanks for posting this recipe – I will have to try your version!
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Yum!! Love wedge salads like this one. And the dressing looks AMAZING!
this looks everybody’s fave salad. Beside garlic infused olive oil, İ have sage, or rosemary or dried chili infused olive oil ready in my pantry too. thank you for sharing.
You cannot go wrong with a classic salad but this wedge salad and dressing has me ready to make it ASAP.