Wedge Salad Nutrition Facts

Calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrate values for Wedge Salad.

Calories

There are 490 calories in Wedge Salad.

490

Nutrition Facts
Wedge Salad
Serving Size:

1

serving (274 grams)

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 400
Calories 490

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 44 grams

Saturated Fat 11 grams

Trans Fat 0.8 grams
Polyunsaturated Fat 19 grams
Monounsaturated Fat 13 grams

Cholesterol 54 milligrams

Sodium 989 milligrams

Potassium 495 milligrams

Total Carbohydrates 9.5 grams

Dietary Fiber 2.4 grams

Sugars 5.9 grams
Protein 14 grams
24%

Vitamin A

16%

Vitamin C

11%

Calcium

6%

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Category
Food / Beverages > Bakery / Deli > Prepared & Preserved Foods > Vegetable-Based Products (Perishable)

How long would it take to burn off 490 KCal?
Walking (3mph) 132 minutes
Running (6mph) 47 minutes
Bicycling (10mph) 68 minutes
Values estimated based on person weighing 140 lbs.

What is a wedge salad made of?

iceberg lettuce

What is a wedge salad? This simple salad is a wedge (one-quarter head) of iceberg lettuce. It’s usually topped with blue cheese dressing, crispy bacon, and blue cheese crumbles. You can add other toppings to your liking including red onion, tomato, and avocado.

What is the definition of a wedge salad?

Wedge-salad definition



A salad made from a head of lettuce halved or quartered, with other ingredients on top.

How do you eat a wedge salad?

Wedge salads are often served with blue cheese dressing draped over the top and drizzled with bits of chopped hard-cooked egg, red onion, bacon, blue cheese sprinkles, and chopped tomato. However, sometimes the dressing and accompaniments may be placed alongside the wedge.

Why is wedge salad?

The wedge is a silly salad. It’s built upon the back of the least flavorful and least nutrient-dense lettuce available and blanketed in some of the fattiest ingredients around. This makes it simultaneously the least nutritious and most unhealthy salad on most menus it graces.

How do you cut a head of lettuce for a wedge salad?




Quote from Youtube:: Watch your fingers. And just cut down the middle of that head of lettuce. So you've got two nice even pieces. And what I like to do is we make a lot of lettuce cups in our family.

How do you wash a head of lettuce for a wedge salad?

How to Wash Lettuce for Wedge Salad

  1. Cut a head of lettuce into quarters leaving the core intact to hold the leaves together.
  2. Carefully separate the leaves and rinse thoroughly.
  3. Pat dry with paper towels. Turn upside down so any excess water can run out before serving. Cut the core out just before serving.


Why do I get diarrhea after eating salad at restaurants?

Similarly, food poisoning is a cause of diarrhea — lettuce in salad bars, one of your suspects, could be tainted with problematic bacteria or other infectious organisms — but it would take hours, not minutes, for that reaction to occur.



Why is a wedge salad popular?

The wedge salad offers a cool, crisp dish that’s appreciated by steak lovers and vegetarians. Restaurant chefs craft signature salads for their dining rooms. Home chefs keep fresh lettuce in the fridge for building healthy family meals around crisp wedges.