{"id":1970,"date":"2008-12-09T22:20:03","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T05:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2016-08-08T00:59:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T07:59:36","slug":"lemongrass-chicken-soup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=1970","title":{"rendered":"Iceberg Wedges with Bacon and Buttermilk Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19186\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Iceberg Wedges with Bacon and Buttermilk Dressing\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Iceberg-Wedges-with-Bacon-and-Buttermilk-Dressing.jpg 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a>4 large plum tomatoes, bottoms marked with an X<br \/>\n1\/4 C. extra-virgin olive oil<br \/>\n1 tsp. finely chopped thyme<br \/>\nSalt and freshly ground pepper<br \/>\n2 ounces brioche, cut into 3\/4-inch cubes (2 C.)<br \/>\n1\/3 C. mayonnaise<br \/>\n1\/4 C. cr\u00c3\u00a8me fra\u00c3\u00aeche or sour cream<br \/>\n1\/4 C. buttermilk<br \/>\n2 1\/2 T. fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n1 T. chopped flat-leaf parsley<br \/>\n1 1\/2 tsp. chopped mint<br \/>\n3 T. snipped chives<br \/>\n1\/2 pound thickly sliced bacon, cut into 2-by-1\/2-inch pieces (or lardons if you can find unsliced bacon)<br \/>\n2 medium heads of iceberg lettuce, cut into 4 wedges each<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 275\u00c2\u00b0. Prepare a bowl of ice water. In a medium pot of boiling water, blanch the tomatoes just until the skins loosen, about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the tomatoes to the ice water to cool. Drain and peel the tomatoes, pat dry and halve crosswise. Arrange the tomatoes, cut side up, on a nonstick baking sheet and drizzle with 2 T. of the olive oil. Sprinkle with the chopped thyme and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 2 1\/2 hours, or until the tomatoes are very tender and slightly shrunken. Transfer the tomatoes to a plate and let cool. Meanwhile, spread the brioche cubes on a small baking sheet and toast for about 15 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Let the croutons cool. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, cr\u00c3\u00a8me fra\u00c3\u00aeche and buttermilk until smooth. Add the lemon juice, parsley, mint and 1 T. of the chives and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until chilled. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Put each iceberg wedge on a plate, add a tomato half and drizzle with the remaining 2 T. of olive oil. Scatter the croutons and bacon on top. Garnish with the remaining 2 T. of chives and serve, passing the buttermilk dressing at the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 large plum tomatoes, bottoms marked with an X 1\/4 C. extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp. finely chopped thyme Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 ounces brioche, cut into 3\/4-inch cubes (2 C.) 1\/3 C. mayonnaise 1\/4 C. cr\u00c3\u00a8me fra\u00c3\u00aeche or sour cream 1\/4 C. buttermilk 2 1\/2 T. fresh lemon juice 1 T. chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 1\/2 tsp. chopped mint 3 T. snipped chives 1\/2 pound thickly sliced bacon, cut into 2-by-1\/2-inch pieces (or lardons if you can&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=1970\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salads-dressings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19187,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970\/revisions\/19187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}