Apple Wedge Salad Board Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is so special about a wedge salad? ›

A wedge salad really is a knife-and-fork situation. It's gotta be served whole-wedge with a steak knife (ideally) for cutting. So much about this salad is how it looks—chunky, whole, big, luxurious! That hunk of iceberg lettuce, all drizzled in dressing and bacon-topped, should invite people to just dig right in!

A wedge salad must be eaten bite by bite. After securing the lettuce with the tines of a fork in one hand, use a knife with the other to slice through the wedge, cutting a small portion from the tip closest to you. If it's well-coated in toppings, dig in.

By Hand. Large or small, you can cut wedges with a handsaw. Lay out the slopes of the wedge with a bevel gauge on the stock and then mark the cut lines on the end grain with a square. Use a rip saw and cut out the wedges.

“The surrounding ingredients of a wedge salad are very expensive,” says Couper. “We typically use two types of blue cheese that are not inexpensive. Plus, we use hand-cut Nueske's bacon that we fry to order, and that's not cheap.” You can find picture-perfect versions of the wedge at Kinzie Chophouse (400 N.

Lettuce actually needs a good amount of airflow, in addition to a bit of moisture (but not too much!), in order to stay crisp. That's why restaurants store their lettuce in special perforated bins that allow for air circulation while it's held in the fridge.

A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a portable inclined plane, and one of the six simple machines. It can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object, lift up an object, or hold an object in place.

Remove the lettuce from the water and let drain on a clean kitchen towel or paper towels. Pat the lettuce dry before using. You don't want excess water in your salad. A salad spinner, if you have one, will make sure your lettuce is completely dry.

Should You Cut Up the Lettuce Before Washing? We recommend washing and drying the lettuce before cutting up the entire head. If you cut up the lettuce while the head is still dirty, you end up spreading the grit around. Cutting the leaves also causes the lettuce to oxidize more quickly.

Adding vinegar to the water (1/2 cup distilled white vinegar per 1 cup water), followed by a clean water rinse, has been shown to reduce bacterial contamination but may affect texture and taste. After washing, blot dry with paper towels or use a salad spinner to remove excess moisture.

ALL ABOUT THIS WEDGE SALAD…

Homemade Blue Cheese dressing is cold, creamy, and tangy, making this the perfect side dish to serve alongside a pan seared steak, or some smoked pulled pork. Keeping the toppings simple and diced small helps them to stick to the lettuce wedge creating a beautiful side dish.

How do you cut a salad for wedge salad? ›

Cut the iceberg lettuce in half. Cut each of the halves again in half or thirds (depending on how big the ice berg lettuce head is), to create "wedges". Place wedges on individual plates. To serve, spoon dressing over lettuce and then sprinkle the bacon crumbles, tomatoes, onion and blue cheese crumbles on top.

No one can document exactly how or where the original wedge salad first graced a dining table. Food historians do agree on this general timeline. 1916 - Marion Harris Neil's cookbook, "Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Recipes," offered the first printed version of a recipe for iceberg wedge salad.

Final answer:

A graduated form haircut, often referred to as a wedge, is correctly known as a 45 degree angle cut. This technique involves cutting the hair at a 45-degree angle to create a layered effect that adds volume and shape.