Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. You can prep your salad ahead and you have the perfect lunch option for work or school. It won’t spill or take up too much space in your bag. Layers of healthy ingredients with different flavours and textures really complement one another. This makes the wedge salad rich, crispy, refreshing and super nutritious!
How healthy is the vegetarian wedge salad recipe?
This vegetarian wedge salad provides 386 calories, 23g protein and 8g fiber. It features quinoa and cashews which are great sources of plant-based protein. We’re using low fat greek yoghurt and nutritional yeast for the creamy cashew dressing. They also add valuable protein and cut back on fat calories. If you want to get enough protein on a vegetarian diet, check out this article on how you can lose weight with vegetarian high protein foods. All the mentioned wedge salad ingredients, as well as iceberg lettuce, chives, corn, cherry tomatoes, and spices also bring forth many health benefits. Together they make one of the best wedge salad recipes you can find! There’s a reason this is one of our fave veggie lunch ideas!
Easy tips to make the perfect iceberg lettuce salad
Iceberg lettuce leaves are layered tightly together and perfect for the vegetarian wedge salad. You’ll have to grab a head of iceberg lettuce, cut it in half and then cut each half again to make wedges. The wedge salad dressing is an important part of the recipe. It’s light, creamy and versatile – you can adjust the thickness and add some toppings, like blue cheese, feta or roasted nuts, if you wish. Down in the instructions, we’ve described two ways of serving the iceberg wedge salad – right away on a plate or in a mason jar. Choose whichever suits you best!
