Blue Cheese Wedge Salad | Cajun 911 Cuisine
This crisp, chilled wedge salad is a Cajun 911 steakhouse classic. Iceberg lettuce is topped with a silky blue cheese dressing made with evaporated milk, fresh tomatoes, bacon, and a finishing touch of pink salt and cracked black pepper. Simple, nostalgic, and perfectly balanced, this salad pairs beautifully with steaks, seafood, or classic Cajun entrées.
INGREDIENTS
For the Salad
1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 4 wedges
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
4–6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced, optional
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
Fresh cracked black pepper
Blue Cheese Dressing (With Evaporated Milk and Optional Bacon)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Pink salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
2–3 Tbsp crumbled bacon, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Make the Dressing
Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, evaporated milk, blue cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, pink salt, black pepper, and optional bacon in a bowl. Stir gently, leaving some blue cheese chunks intact. Refrigerate for 10–20 minutes.
2. Prepare the Wedges
Remove any outer leaves from the iceberg lettuce. Cut into four wedges, rinse lightly, and pat dry. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
3. Assemble the Salad
Place lettuce wedges on plates and spoon dressing over each wedge. Top with tomatoes, bacon, red onion if using, green onions, and additional blue cheese. Finish with pink salt and cracked black pepper.
SERVING IDEAS
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Serve alongside grilled or blackened steaks
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Pair with seafood entrées or shrimp dishes
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Add to a steakhouse-style dinner spread
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Serve well-chilled for best texture
NOTES
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Evaporated milk gives the dressing a silky, rich finish
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Thin the dressing with an extra splash of evaporated milk if needed
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Works beautifully with Cajun 911 main dishes
RECIPE PAIRINGS AND HELPFUL LINKS
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Pair with Cajun steaks or seafood recipes
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Serve alongside Southern sides and vegetables
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Link to your Salads category page
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Link to your Amazon storefront for salad bowls or knives
