Ah, Spring Break!
It is finally here.
Hallelujahs all around!
To celebrate the start of Spring Break, I finally decided to actually “cook” dinner. I texted The Hubs and said wedge salads and whiskey smashes (more about these later) were on the menu.
I really didn’t know where I was going with “The Wedge” until I stopped by the gourmet deli section of the local grocery store. I was inspired.
Chorizo Wedge Salad
Here is my Spanish/Peruvian slant on a wedge salad.
Chorizo Wedge Salad with Ascolana Olives
1/2 T. dried shallots
3/4 c. sour cream
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 T. fresh chives, chopped
1 T. white balsamic vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 t. fresh ground pepper
4.4 oz. Danish Blue cheese, crumbled
sea salt, to taste
1 large head iceberg lettuce
1/2 c. dried Spanish chorizo, cubed
12 Ascolana Olives with Peruvian chilesPlace the dried shallots, sour cream, buttermilk, chives, vinegar and pepper in a small mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add blue cheese and stir. Taste and season with salt and more pepper if necessary. Set aside.
Dried Spanish Chorizo and Ascolana Olives
Remove core and wash lettuce head. Let drain. Slice the head into four quarters or wedges. Place each wedge on a serving plate. Add a dollop of the blue cheese dressing and a sprinkle of diced chorizo on each wedge. Finally, add three olives to each plate.
Serves 4.
We made a meal of these wedges. We did have a small bit of Fenugreek Cheese, another find from the gourmet deli, as an appetizer with a few water crackers. This stuff was addictive and it is a good thing I bought only a very small wedge.
Chorizo Wedge Salad
The Whiskey Smashes (more about that soon) were a hit as well. With a cocktail in hand we sat down to a rewatching marathon of “Sons of Anarchy.”
Really, I don’t know of a better way to start Spring Break!
What a fun wedge salad–it looks delicious! (That fenugreek cheese sounds pretty amazing too–as do the Whiskey Smashes.) Sounds like the perfect dinner to kick off a break! 😉
Yes. Continuing the celebration this evening after a day of yard work!
Happy Spring Break, Debra!!! You’re off to a great start with this refreshing Chorizo Wedge Salad. Looking forward to the Whiskey Smashes!
Thanks for sharing, Debra…
I think it might rain all of break, but honestly, that’s ok!
Happy Spring, Debra!
The wedge salad looks fantastic!
Happy spring to you, too.
What a yummy twist on the wedge salad. Bill is quite the fan—and the chorizo topping sounds like a fun change of pace 🙂
YUM! Bill would love this!! Enjoy your break 🙂
looks good to me!
It was!
You found the best way to celebrate your spring break! This salad looks pretty appetizing!!!
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Great twist on the wedge salad! Bobby has been really in to making them recently. I’ll have to send him this recipe with a Hint Hint. 🙂
Go, Bobby!