- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Creamy blue cheese dressing, bacon crisped up in brown sugar, and crisp iceberg come together beautifully in this steakhouse-inspired salad.
Ingredient:
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup Champagne vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, grated (about 3/4 teaspoon)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste
- 2 3/4 ounces Gorgonzola dolce cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, plus more for garnish
- Salad
- 1 (1 1/2-pound) head iceberg lettuce, outer leaves removed, cut through core into 8 wedges
- 4 slices thick-cut center-cut bacon
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 4 (3/4-ounce) slices Gorgonzola dolce cheese, halved