A Refreshing Wedge Salad | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• FOR BLUE CHEESE DRESSING:
• ¾ cup crème fraîche
• ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese (such as Stilton)
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Heavy cream (to thin dressing as necessary)
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• FOR WEDGE SALAD:
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
• 2 oranges (peeled and segmented)
• 3 to 4 tablespoons pickled red onions (see sidebar)
• 3 to 4 tablespoons crispy shallots (see headnote)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• FOR PICKLED RED ONIONS:
• 1 small red onion (peeled and cut lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick slices)
• ½ cup white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar