Curry Wedge Salad
by Katie Webster
May 12, 2015 (updated 3/13/23) Jump To Recipe
This curry wedge salad is the ultimate twist on the classic wedge salad! With creamy yogurt curry dressing, golden raisins, cashews, and bacon, this salad is a flavor and texture combination like no other. You can enjoy this gourmet wedge salad as a side, but it’s hearty and flavorful enough to be your main dish!
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Why We Love This Recipe For Curry Wedge Salad
We have wanted to make a classic wedge salad with cherry tomatoes and blue cheese dressing for the blog for quite a while, but the more we thought about it the more we realized we wanted to create a more exciting salad to add to the mix!
This crunchy, crispy, creamy, sweet and savory curry flavored salad is a twist on a classic salad will have everyone raving!
Recipe Highlights
- Naturally gluten-free recipe
- Under 300 calories per serving
- Full of crunchy, crispy, creamy texture
- Will fulfill your sweet and savory cravings
- Has the basics of a classic wedge, but with loads of additional flavor
Key Ingredients for this Gourmet Wedge Salad Recipe
- Greek Yogurt: Plain, non-fat yogurt for a creamy dressing
- Oil: Avocado oil or organic canola oil
- Vinegar: White or cider vinegar
- Honey
- Seasonings: Salt, curry powder, freshly ground pepper
- Iceberg Lettuce: Loose outer leaves removed. Learn more about iceberg in our Ultimate Guide to Lettuce!
- Bacon: Cooked and crumbled
- Roasted Cashews: Unsalted
- Golden Raisins
- Garnish: Chopped chives and cilantro
How To Make Curry Wedge Salad
Step 1: Make Creamy Curry Dressing
Whisk the yogurt, oil, vinegar, honey, curry, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl until combined. Set aside.
Step 2: Cut Lettuce Wedges
Remove the core from the iceberg lettuce head. Cut the lettuce into large wedges. Depending on the size of the heat, you can cut it into quarters or six pieces and then reserve the extra two for another use. Place the wedges (cut side up!) on four plates.
Step 3: Garnish and Plate
Drizzle the curry salad dressing over the lettuce wedge, dividing evenly. Top the wedges with bacon, cashews, raisins, chives, and cilantro.
FAQs and Expert Tips
The basic wedge salad is a wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with bleu cheese dressing, bacon crumbles, tomato, and chives.
Cut the wedge with a fork and a knife like you would a piece of meat. The toppings are drizzled on top so eat bite contains every topping and flavor combination. Some people like cutting up their entire wedge into bite-sized pieces and tossing the toppings with the lettuce, which is then a chopped salad.
You can prepare the dressing a couple of days ahead of time and then store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Substitutions and Variations To Try
- For a low-calorie dressing option, try our Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Salad Dressing.
- Instead of our curry dressing, use this Thai Peanut Dressing instead.
- Or try Tahini Dressing!
- Use leftover Roasted Chicken as an additional topping or side to your curry wedge salad.
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Happy Cooking! ~Katie
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Curry Wedge Salad
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
This curry wedge salad is the ultimate mash-up twist on the classic wedge salad! With creamy yogurt curry dressing, golden raisins, cashews, and bacon, this salad is a flavor and texture combination like no other. You can enjoy this gourmet wedge salad as a side, but it’s hearty and flavorful enough to be your main dish!
Ingredients
- ½ cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil or organic canola oil
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon white vinegar or cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, loose outer leaves removed
- 4 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup chopped unsalted roasted cashews
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Whisk yogurt, oil, vinegar, honey, curry, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Remove core from lettuce head. Cut lettuce into large wedges. Depending on the size of the head you can cut it into quarters or six pieces (and reserve the extra two for another use.) Place wedges cut side up on four plates.
- Drizzle the dressing over the lettuce, dividing evenly. Top wedges with bacon, cashews, raisins, chives and cilantro.
Notes
For a low-calorie dressing option, try our Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Salad Dressing.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Active Time: 20 mins
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 wedge
- Calories: 289
- Fat: 21
Keywords: wedge salad, iceberg wedge, curry salad dressing, gourmet wedge salad
Katie Webster
Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.
I made this last night to serve as the first course of our Indian-style dinner. What a winner! The flavors are well balanced, the toppings are spot on to enhance the dressing, and the visual appeal is special enough to serve as party fare. My husband asked me to make up a second serving for him after our dinner was over. That is high praise! I’ve added this to our salad lineup. Thanks for such a delicious surprise
Awesome twist on that classic wedge. Your salads always inspire me, Katie! Beautiful photos as always!
love this fun spin on the classic wedge Katie, def the right idea to mix things up for summer! x
Thank you Christine. Glad you like it!
Can you believe I’ve never had a wedge salad? I always mean to but then one thing leads to another and it all gets chopped up 😉 Yours is gorgeous!! Almost too pretty to eat!
Now is the time to make that right my friend!
I love crispy lettuce wedge salads – but dang – I’ve never had one with raisins AND cashews and a dressing with curry in it! Only one word comes to mind when I ponder over this recipe and that word is YUM!
You’ll love this one Shashi!
I have never had a wedge salad but after seeing this, i need to change this.
Yes you do! It is the only time I eat iceberg lettuce.