Preparation Steps

• Gather all the tools and ingredients required to make the salad.
• Halve or quarter pint cherry tomatoes.
• Peel and thinly slice shallots.
• Chop walnuts.

Instructions

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

• First make the blue cheese dressing (unless you're going to use a bottled blue cheese dressing). I know you're going to love this one, though — give it a try!

For the Butter-Drunk Walnuts

• Add the walnuts to a pan over medium-high heat and toast for a minute or two. When they become fragrant, add the butter and pinch of salt.
• Let the butter melt and then stir occasionally until the butter browns. If the pan starts to smoke, remove from the heat immediately and allow to cool, stirring constantly.
• Set aside to cool.

For the Iceberg Wedge Salad

• Core the lettuce head (tip below on how to do this easily!), slice it in half, then cut the iceberg into wedges.
• Put the wedges on plates. Add the tomatoes to each individual plate.
• Cover the wedges with some blue cheese dressing. The dressing acts as the glue to keep the toppings stuck to the salad. Top with the walnuts, shallots, chopped bacon, and crumbled blue cheese.
• Admire your work and dig in. Happy eating!