This colorful Summer Wedge Salad is the perfect side dish to serve with grilled chicken, steak or fish. It would also be wonderful for a summer lunch.
During the summer months, easy recipes are the key. I want to be able to spend as much time as possible with my family and friends, enjoying the beautiful summer weather. When we prepare a dinner on the grill, a salad, like this Summer Wedge Salad, is a great side dish to have with it. Plus, this wedge salad is a delicious way to showcase fresh summer vegetables and it’s so easy to put together.
How To Make A Summer Wedge Salad:
Step One: Choose Your Veggies
To make the salad colorful, I chose a variety of tomatoes and peppers in shades of red, orange, yellow and green. Plus, a bright green cucumber.
Cut the multi-colored mini tomatoes into thin slices. Dice the colorful sweet peppers and chop a cucumber.
You can use whatever vegetables you have available either from your garden if you have one or from your local grocery store or farmer’s market.
Step Two: Lettuce Wedges
Then, get a head of trimmed iceberg lettuce. Hold the head of lettuce steady with one hand while using a large knife to cut it into 4-6 wedges.
Rinse each one with water. Then set them on a paper towel to drain before placing them on plates for serving.
If iceberg lettuce isn’t your first choice, you can also use butter lettuce or romaine lettuce for the wedges.
Step Three: Top and Serve
To finish, sprinkle each wedge with the colorful veggies you chose. I used sliced tomatoes, chopped peppers and diced cucumbers. Then, drizzle with ranch dressing or your favorite salad dressing.
Some other toppings you could add would be things like bacon bits, sunflower seeds, croutons, cheese, or fried onions.
Using a different salad dressing is also an option if you don’t enjoy ranch dressing. You could try a blue cheese dressing, creamy caesar dressing, a balsamic vinegar, or a creamy parmesan dressing.
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Summer Wedge Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 head iceberg lettuce
- 1 cup multi-colored mini tomatoes
- ½ cucumber
- ¼ cup red peppers
- ¼ cup yellow peppers
- ¼ cup orange peppers
- ½ cup ranch dressing
Instructions
- Cut a head of trimmed iceberg lettuce into 4-6 wedges. Rinse and drain the lettuce wedges and place on plates.
- Cut multicolored mini tomatoes into thin slices.
- Chop colorful sweet peppers and diced a cucumber.
- Sprinkle each wedge with sliced tomatoes, chopped peppers and diced cucumbers.
- Drizzle with salad dressing and serve immediately.
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Simply Dressed® Caesar Salad Dressing
julie says
the bleu cheese!
Tyneisha says
The Champagne Salad Dressing sounds fun and exotic so I’d like to try that one!
DJ says
I would like to try the Cherry Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Susan says
I would like to try the Light Celery Seed Slaw
Rosie says
I love the Simply Dressed® & Light Raspberry Acai Salad Dressing – it would go with so many salad ideas – I want to rush out and get it today!
Danielle says
I’d like to try the Avocado Ranch dressing
Bridget Heiple Reich says
I would like to try the Simply Dressed® Champagne Salad Dressing
Jessica To says
I want to try their Caesar Salad Dressing.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
That is one beautiful wedge salad! Love that dressing too !
Michelle @ Blackberry Babe says
I’ve been using Marzetti dressings for a LONG time! Love the evolution of the brand with these Simply Dressed varieties! And the colors on this wedge salad… WOW! You outdid yourself!
Catalina says
Lightl celery seed dressing
Shawna Steffen says
I would try the Balsamic Salad Dressing
suzanne says
I would like to try the Avocado Ranch.
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Light Blue Cheese Salad Dressing id like to try
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Lisa Cooper says
I love Simply Dressed Caesar Dressing!
Sandra says
Cherry balsamic vinaigrette sounds wonderful for summer
Maralea says
I would like to try the Caesar salad dressing.