Smokey Blue Cheese Wedge Salad

This extra fresh wedge salad is chock full of healthy ingredients that comes together in a 5-minute recipe.  We can't get enough of this salad featuring crisp, cold iceberg lettuce, a smokey bleu cheese dressing, and topped with bacon and sweet and salty hazelnuts for some added protein, warmth, and crunch.  

This versatile recipe can easily be tailored to please all palates and senses.  Be sure to check our new and featured items to see what kinds of fresh finds you can add to make this salad truly one-of-a-kind.  

Ingredients:

For the dressing:

• 1 cup Nancy’s Organic Whole Milk Plain Yogurt
• ½ cup crumbled Rogue Creamery Smokey blue cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

For the salad:

• 1 head iceberg lettuce, cored and cut into 8 wedges
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped Albina City Nuts Sweet & Salty Hazelnuts
• bacon, cooked and crumbled
• Hard-Boiled Eggs
• Organic Cherry Tomatoes
• Avocado, pitted and diced
• chives or green onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

Mash yogurt with blue cheese, lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and a grinding or two of pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more lemon juice if necessary.

Place each wedge of iceberg lettuce on a plate, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with crumbled bacon and hazelnuts.

Enjoy!