The classic wedge salad is a quarter of a head of iceberg lettuce (hence the wedge) topped with blue cheese dressing, bacon bits and chives. That's the salad in its simplest form.

The classic wedge salad made with iceberg lettuce, blue cheese dressing, ripe tomatoes, and chunks of bacon, has been a steakhouse staple for perhaps as long as a century. But how and why it came ...

Assemble the salad: Tear away any bruised outer leaves from lettuce and slice heads into quarters. Arrange lettuce wedges on a platter or individual plates and season with a pinch each of salt and ...