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Lettuce Wedge Salad

Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour

Ingredients

Cambozola Dressing

  • 6 oz Cambozola cheese
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Lettuce Wedge Salad

  • 10 slices smoked bacon
  • 1 whole lettuce
  • 4 tbsp pine nuts
  • 5 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 4 tbsp chives chopped

Equipment & Utensils

  • Skillet
  • Chopping board
  • Sharp chefs knife
  • 1 or 2 serving platters
  • Small bowl for dressing and small serving spoons

Instructions

Cambozola Dressing

  • Crumble Cambozola into a bowl.
  • Add the balance of ingredients then whisk until completely combined and then cover with plastic wrap and set aside in the fridge.

    Lettuce Wedge Salad

    • Heat skillet then add bacon and cook until crispy. You will likely have to cook the bacon in two batches.
    • Drain cooked bacon on paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
    • Core lettuce and remove bruised lettuce leaves.
    • With a sharp chefs knife cut lettuce into quarters then carefully cut each quarter once more.
    • Arrange lettuce wedges on your serving platters.
    • Drizzle 2/3 of the dressing over the lettuce. Drizzle in a uniform pattern for eye appeal.
    • Crumble bacon with your hands into small pieces, then sprinkle over lettuce.
    • Sprinkle pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and chives over the wedges one at a time.
    • Pour the rest of the dressing into 1 or 2 bowls and place them in the middle of the platter with a couple of spoons.
    • Serve immediately.