Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Recipe (2024)

Bright, crisp lettuce topped with creamy blue cheese, salty bacon, and juicy tomatoes that burst with flavor! This copycat Outback Wedge Salad Recipe is an easy-to-make, delicious salad everyone loves!

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

But when you think about it, who doesn't love a great salad? (A Steakhouse Salad is one of my favorites!) The wedge salad is a favorite I love the creamy salad dressing and the blue cheese crumbles! Salty bacon with fresh tomatoes to cut thru the heavy dressing - YUM!.

This is one of my favorite copycat recipes! It's so simple to make.

I've even served it for large groups because the Outback Steak Salad can be made ahead. One year at our family reunion, we had about 35 for dinner. I made this salad using 4 heads of lettuce cut into smaller wedges.

I figured it was safe because not everyone would eat it...right? Unfortunately, (fortunately?!!) everyone loved it! There wasn't a crumb left in the pan at the end of the meal!

🗒️ Ingredients

For the exact measurements for the wedge salad recipe, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• head of lettuce
• cherry or grape tomatoes
• red onions
• green onions
• bacon
• cup blue cheese dressing (homemade dressing below) or store-bought
• blue cheese crumbles

🔪 Instructions

1. Remove any loose or brown outer leaves and discard. Remove the core.
2. Slice the lettuce head in half and again so there are four wedges. Place the wedges on a platter, large plate or on individual serving dishes.
3. Slice and quarter the grape tomatoes, dice the red onion and slice the green onion.
4. Add the blue cheese dressing to the top of the iceberg wedge. (This helps the other items to stick,) Next, top with cherry tomatoes, red and green onions, bacon, and a spoonful of blue cheese crumbles. Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper.

🙋‍♀️ FAQ's

👍 Tips

• Fry the bacon and dice the onions ahead of time.
• A classic wedge salad recipe is a great make-ahead salad because the lettuce doesn't wilt as readily as salad made with romaine or baby greens once it's dressed. It can be made up to 2 hours ahead.
• Top your salad with a touch of fresh ground black pepper and a healthy pinch of salt! That pinch of salt is the magic ingredient that explains why restaurant salads taste better. It's because they are well-seasoned!
• In a hurry? Use store-bought salad dressing. Extra blue cheese crumbles will make this salad even yummier!

Variations

Really you can top this salad with any of your favorite toppings!

• cucumbers
• radishes
• bell peppers
• olives
• cilantro
• red onions
• nuts or sesame seeds
• avocado chunks
• raw corn
• frozen peas
• croutons

Serving suggestions

If you're wondering what to serve with wedge salad, then I would suggest steak of course! This Grilled Tri Tip Recipe is so good! Tender, juicy meat every time.

Of course, this is delicious with chicken as well. Try it with Chili Lime Chicken or Lemon Pepper Chicken - both are great combinations!

So many yummy savory ingredients - creamy blue cheese, salty bacon, fresh tomatoes, and that bright crispy iceberg lettuce. Ilove a great salad!!

You can make your own salad dressing or cheat and use a little tangy blue cheese vinaigrette you get at the store.

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• This super crunchy, fresh Garden Salad Recipe is one of my favorites! It's full of great flavors and topped with an easy homemade vinaigrette.
• Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe - A big hearty salad that eats like a meal - delicious!
• Packed with greens and tangy sprouts this recipe for Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad is a great side salad or easy lunch!

When you make this please comment below and let me know what you think! I'd love it if you tag me on Instagram @bowl_me_over or #bowlmeover - so I can see your photos!

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Recipe Backstory

My brother and my cousin Wayne have a thing about Wedge Salads. Both travel for work often and when eating out always order this salad. When they do they always post a photo on Facebook.

Between the two of them, they probably have 50 photos of salad from everywhere including the Outback Steakhouse Salad.

I've asked but I'm not privy to the joke? So.... I don't get it, but suffice to say I've seen a lot of salad photos!

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