When I was a kid (mumble) years ago my mother would sometimes take us to the S&W Cafeteria in downtown Knoxville. For a cafeteria, it was an elegant place dating to the Art Deco era and featuring a huge, sweeping, spiral staircase from the ground level to a mezzanine. The one thing I always got was the wedge of iceberg lettuce with their signature blue cheese dressing (my sister liked the 1000 Island dressing). The other day I made up a batch of my blue cheese dressing and remembered those days of yore. So I bought a head of iceberg and returned to my childhood. (Larger image.) Serves 2.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 small head iceberg lettuce
- Blue Cheese, 1000 Island, or Creamy Italian Dressing
Preparation:
1. Make the dressing:
Blue Cheese Dressing recipe
1000 Island Dressing recipe
Creamy Italian Dressing recipe
2. Grasp the head firmly in one hand and bang the stem end down sharply on your kitchen counter. Remove the core with your fingers.
3. Cut the head of lettuce in half, then cut the half in half producing 2 wedges.
4. Place each wedge on a salad plate and drizzle generously with dressing.