I feel like people are constantly throwing shade at iceberg lettuce. When talked about, it is always subpar with other greens in the world, that it has no nutritional value, that it is always soggy, that it is just not classy enough.
Well what I say is that iceberg is a hell of a lot more nutritional than a lot of things (like a bag of chips), that if it is soggy, well you bought it when it was no good, and that I love me some iceberg lettuce and I am classy as fuck.
The wedge, It is exactly what is sounds like, a big wedge of lettuce. Traditionally I think it is covered in a mass amount of blue cheese and bacon, but yeah, I don’t get down with that. Hummus and tomatoes ad mustard, that is how I roll. This “salad” is probably one of my all time favorite salads. Crisp and light lettuce, summer fresh tomatoes, creamy hummus, and the slight tang of mustard. I have been eating this for years and it still never stops being a favorite snack (because It really is what I snack on. And I will eat the whole head of lettuce with a few tomatoes. Nothing better on a hot afternoon). Out of all honesty though, I usually don’t eat it like a wedge, I usually just tear off a hunk of lettuce, slice a a slab of tomato, then dunk it straight into the hummus. That goes straight into my mouth and then I squirt a little mustard in there. That is class.
Now to the wedge!
The stuff. A head of iceberg lettuce (cut into wedges), hummus (store bought or home made), a couple of fresh tomatoes, scallions, yellow mustard, and pepper.
Thinly slice the tomatoes and chop up the scallions
Grab a wedge of the lettuce and stick it on a plate. Grab hummus and mix around until loose. Add a tablespoon or two or water to help loosen it if it is too thick, then slather wedge in hummus.
Layer on sliced tomatoes, add more hummus, and drizzle the top with mustard. Oh, and cracked pepper.
And then eat it. One wedge or the whole damn head. No shade from me.
-C
Wedge Salad
Makes 4 wedges
a head of iceberg lettuce
3/4 cup homemade or store bought hummus
1/4 cup water(if needed)
2 large fresh tomatoes
2-3 scallions (the green parts)
Yellow mustard
cracker pepper
Take the head of iceberg and slam it core side down onto a hard surface. This should dislodge the core (a good trick to know) Then cut the head into 4 equal wedges and place each wedge on a plate.
Slice up tomatoes thinly and chop up the green parts of the scallions.
Grab hummus and mix around until loose. If it is really thick add water until it is the consistency of lets say, a creamy thick dressing. Take the hummus and lather each wedge. Layer on sliced tomato, then top with more hummus.
Grab mustard and drizzle (squeeze) all over each wedge. And last but not least, season with pepper.
Now eat it.