A few months ago, I heard that Wayward Seed was going to be one of (if not the) first farmers in Central Ohio to grow the much-loved, but much-publicly-maligned and humble Iceberg lettuce. An idea popped into my head, which I had to wait until this week to bring into existence.
The local wedge salad. I bought a head of this crispy delight from Wayward Seed at the Clintonville market this past Saturday, and then completed the ingredients with bacon from Oink Moo Cluck, Amish crumbled bleu cheese, hydroponic grape tomatoes from the Dublin Market, and a surprisingly tasty cucumber from Toad Hill Organics.
I made a little Ranch dressing (which my friend Crumpet calls the state soup of Ohio) from an herb packet mixed with Greek yogurt and milk, adding only 1 Tbsp of mayo (the instructions call of 1 cup, but the Greek yogurt is a perfect alternative). The rest should be pretty self-explanatory. I chopped the tomatoes and cucumbers and placed them in a bowl with a little salt and pepper to season them separately before adding to the salad.
I enjoyed this simple favorite; Wayward Seed's Iceberg was crispy and flavorful, not too densely headed, and clean. Served with a few pieces of toast, it made a nice summer lunch.
