Appetizer

Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini

Delight your guests with Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini. These appetizers are easy to make and perfect for any occasion.

These Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini are party-perfect appetizers or snacks!

Slices of toasted bread topped with creamy cheese, halved cherry tomatoes, and chopped herbs are arranged on a black slate serving board with a bunch of fresh chives beside them.

Why You’ll 🫶🏻 these Crostini

Turning salad into a fun finger food is a breeze with crostini. These tasty appetizers come together in less than 20 minutes, making them a fantastic option for any event. The toasted baguette slices serve as the ideal base, like oversized croutons, and are ready to hold a generous scoop of the traditional wedge salad mix. Prepare a batch for your next event, and you’ll be glad you did. Enjoy! ~Nicole

Key Ingredients for Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini

Sliced bread, cooked bacon, chives, iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, mayonnaise, and cracked black pepper arranged neatly on a white surface.

French Baguette is the perfect serving vehicle for the “salad” topping. Look for a classic baguette and not a large soft baguette.

Garlic Powder (not pictured)adds a light dusting of savory flavor to the crostini

Iceberg Lettuce is the classic green used in a wedge salad. Look for a small, firm head with no bruised outer leaves.

Hickory-Smoked Bacon adds a rich smoky flavor that pairs will with the blue cheese.

Crumbled Blue Cheese and Blue Cheese Dressing are the rich flavors that help bind the salad. I like to use my Homemade Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing.

Cherry Tomatoes add flavor, vibrant color, and a bursting bite.

Chives add freshness and a mild onion flavor and are used only as a garnish.

Equipment Needed

Rimmed baking sheet
Glass nesting bowls

A glass bowl with chopped lettuce, bacon bits, blue cheese, and dressing on a white surface, surrounded by toasted bread, cherry tomatoes, chopped herbs, and a small bowl of black pepper.

Tips for Making Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini

This is a straight forward and easy recipe. You can make the crostini the night before, but wait to make the salad topping before serving. This will ensure the lettuce stays crisp, and the bacon cruncy.

Substitutions

Use a whole wheat baguette for the crostini.
Substitute avocado oil for the olive oil.
Substitute turkey bacon, plant-based bacon, or store-bought bacon for the smoked bacon.
Use pre-crumbled blue cheese and store-bought dressing.
If cherry tomatoes aren’t available, try 1 or 2 Roma tomatoes, seed them, and finely dice them.
Substitute basil or parsley for the chives.

Five crostini topped with lettuce, creamy spread, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped chives, and black pepper sit on a dark slate surface.

Serving Suggestions

Blue cheese wedge salad crostini makes a fun appetizer or snack for parties and gatherings.

Can I make this in advance?

You can make the crostini the day before and store it in an airtight container at room temperature. Make the crostini topping before serving. That way the Iceberg remains crisp and the bacon crunchy.

Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini

By Nicole Prep: 10 minsCook: 10 minsTotal: 20 mins Servings: 12 crostini Five crostini topped with lettuce, creamy spread, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped chives, and black pepper sit on a dark slate surface.

These Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Crostini are party-perfect appetizers or snacks!

Equipment

Glass bowl set

Ingredients

12 slices French baguette, sliced ½-inch thick
Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
Garlic powder, for seasoning
2 cups chopped Iceberg lettuce
4 slices Hickory-smoked bacon, cooked and chopped
2-3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon creamy blue cheese dressing
12 cherry tomatoes, cut in half

For the Garnish

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

For the Crostini

Heat oven to 350℉. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet, brush with olive oil, and season lightly with garlic powder. Bake until lightly toasted, 8-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet.
Meanwhile, toss lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, and blue cheese in a small bowl, then dress with blue cheese dressing. Top each crostini slice with the salad mixture, then garnish with chives and freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutritional values do not include the olive oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 106kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.004g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 271mg, Potassium: 111mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 175IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Source: Adapted from tidymom.com