Iceberg Wedge Salad with creamy Italian Dressing
(Serves 4 – 1 Head Lettuce) Vegan, Gluten-Free
Iceberg lettuce is regularly accused of being boring and bland. Usually hidden in a burrito or wrap, maybe chopped in a salad or placed on top of a taco. But Iceberg has great potential, it can be luxurious and classy. If you’re looking to change your seemingly boring salad, next time try a wedge salad! I love this recipe because it is very simple but looks fancy. Partnered with a creamy classic. This Italian dressing is magnificent. It’s pretty bold to say something is the ‘best’ but this salad dressing is supreme! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Iceberg Lettuce
Cherry Tomatoes, quartered
Red Onion, sliced thin
Walnuts, chopped
Cucumber, diced
Capers
Chives
Coconut Bacon, optional (Find Recipe Here)
Directions:
-Remove outer layer of Iceberg lettuce and cut in half. Cut out core of lettuce and then cut in half.
-Rinse under cool water and drain on a paper towel until ready to serve.
-Add toppings and dress salad. That’s it!
Creamy Italian Dressing – Vegan
(Makes 2 Cups) – Vegan / Gluten-Free
Ingredients:
1 Avocado, pitted
½ Cup Vegenaise
2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
5 Basil Leaves, chopped roughly
2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Juice of ½ Lemon
2 Tsp Dijon Mustard
2 Tbsp Raw Blue Agave Nectar
½ Tsp course Black Pepper
½ Tsp Sea Salt
½ Tsp dried Oregano
½ Tsp Italian Seasoning
½ Tsp Smoked Paprika
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in food processor until creamy. Refrigerate any unused portion. Enjoy!
Note: Raw Option for this recipe – omit Vegenaise and replace with another Avocado.
Vegan Rescue 
WOW! That looks absolutely delicious! I’m going to try this, thank you. ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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Thank you Liz! I sure hope you try this one.
I’m so happy that I grabbed an extra head of lettuce, we had round 2 Iceberg wedge salads today! Hehe.
Thank you for stopping by!
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This looks great. I am trying to go vegan after being vegetarian for years. My stomach hates dairy so I need to do it but I keep failing. I think I will try out your salad dressing as I keep turning to the Ranch dressing, which is so wrong for me. Thanks for sharing, Cheryl.
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Thank you, it’s very creamy. Thanks for stopping by Cheryl! I hope you can find some inspiration here. Let me know if you end up trying this or any of my other recipes.
“Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.” – C.S. Lewis
Never give up. 🙂
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I like your quote. Perfect for cooking.
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Before I went vegan, I looved wedge salad. I am so excited to try this version! xx
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That’s great I look forward to you trying!
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Oh wow – this looks amazing – trying this for my lunch.
So glad I have everything I need already 🙂
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Thanks can’t wait! 🙂
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Totally over-indulged! I just made the dressing which I had with a huge crispy lettuce salad – super yummy 🙂
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That’s so good to hear, hope you enjoyed! 🙂
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