The Healthier Wedge Salad

by Giada

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Serves

4

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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

The Healthier Wedge Salad

Name: The Healthier Wedge Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup low-fat buttermilk; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; ½ cup low-fat Greek yogurt; ¼ teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon chopped dill; 1 head radicchio; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 small heads romaine lettuce; ½ cup smoked almonds (chopped); ⅓ cup crumbled Gorgonzola dolce

I'm always looking for a way to make classic recipes a bit lighter and healthier. Radicchio and romaine stand in for iceberg for extra flavor in this salad - and to give it even more depth, I grill the radicchio to give it a bit of a char and smokey flavor.

To make it a bit healthier, I used smoked almonds instead of bacon - this way, you get that same savory flavor in this play on a wedge salad. The tangy yogurt-buttermilk dressing gets robust flavor from an array of some of my favorite spices. To me, it's just not a wedge salad without gorgonzola, so I didn't sacrifice the cheese!

In this instance, I think "Healthier Wedge Salad" equates to "Tastier Wedge Salad"!