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St. Anselm’s Iceberg Wedge Salad

This wedge salad, adorned with blue cheese and warm bacon vinaigrette, is served at the restaurant St. Anselm in Brooklyn. The revelatory vinaigrette is actually a roux made with bacon fat, then thinned with cider vinegar and water, a hit of sugar and another of Dijon mustard. It is superb, and it would not be out of place drizzled over grilled asparagus, accompanied by chopped hard-boiled eggs.

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 6ounces thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½cup cider vinegar
  • 1tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • Kosher salt and cracked black pepper, to taste

For the salad:

  • 1large head of iceberg lettuce, cut and cored into 4 wedges
  • 4ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • ¼cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
  • Nutritional Information
      • Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

        340 calories; 25 grams fat; 11 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 9 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 7 grams sugars; 13 grams protein; 49 milligrams cholesterol; 670 milligrams sodium

    Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

4 servings

Preparation

  1. In a large skillet set over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon fat in the skillet.
  2. Lower the heat under the skillet, then stir in the flour and cook, stirring often with a spoon, until the flour is lightly browned, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups water to the mixture, along with the vinegar, sugar and mustard, and allow to come to a simmer. Whisk the mixture frequently until the dressing is thick enough to resemble gravy and coat the back of a spoon, approximately 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
  3. Put the iceberg wedges on plates. Drizzle with the warm dressing, and sprinkle with the bacon pieces, blue cheese and parsley. Serve immediately.

30 minutes

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