Iceberg Wedge Salad Recipe with Avocado Dressing
Dig your fork into this icy cold iceberg Wedge Salad with a Pistachio-Avocado Dressing. The mild flavor compliments sizzling grilled steaks, chicken, or shish kabobs at cookouts or dinner parties. And for lunch, add some more protein like chopped bacon, chicken or hard boiled egg.
Servings: 4
Calories: 338kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large head iceberg lettuce remove core/outer leaves, quartered, freeze
- 3 cups pistachio-avocado dressing
- ½ cup pistachios garnish
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
pistachio-avocado dressing
- 1 avocado peeled/pitted
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- ½ cup pistachios
Instructions
- On a cutting board, remove any limp or wilted outer leaves of lettuce and discard. Then with a sharp chef knife, slice the head of iceberg lettuce in half, then into 1-2 wedges. Place the lettuce wedges carefully into zip top bags, and place in freezer for at least 1 hour, but no longer than 2 hours (or it will wilt).
- In a high-speed blender, add the avocado, buttermilk, lime juice, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, ½ cup pistachios save other ½ cup to garnish. Blend until smooth. Place in a small jar, and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, place each iceberg lettuce wedge on a plate, and drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with pistachios, sea salt, and cracked pepper,and serve right away.
Notes
frozen iceberg wedges
Place the lettuce wedges carefully into zip-top bags, and place in the freezer for at least 1 hour, but NO LONGER than 2 hours or it will wilt. What makes this recipe so amazing is the icy cold iceberg lettuce is refreshing and what you want on a hot day!avocado dressing
Place in a small jar, and place in the fridge until ready to serve. This dressing will last sealed in the jar for at least a couple of days chilling in the fridge.serving ideas
Pair this salad with a sizzling steak right off the grill, or my grilled beef kabobs.more wedge salad toppings
The toppings on a wedge salad are the best part. Try some of these to mix it up and use things you might have on hand. Add proteins to make it a meal.
- Crumbled Cheeses: Blue Cheese Crumbles, Crumbled Feta, or Goat Cheese
- Dressings: Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing , or Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
- Finely Diced Veggies: Chives , Chopped Tomato, Red Onion, or Chopped Avocado
- Add Proteins: Crispy Bacon Crumbles, Chopped Hard Cooked Eggs, Finely Diced Cooked Chicken
Nutrition
Serving: 1wedge | Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 699mg | Potassium: 946mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1295IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 176mg | Iron: 2.3mg