Crisp lettuce topped with seasoned ground beef, cheddar cheese, pickles, onions, and sesame seed croutons all drizzled with our own special sauce!
A Fave Cheeseburger Salad
Much like a taco salad (with different flavors of course), this is a super quick weeknight meal. This salad has all of the flavors of your fave fast food restaurant but it’s much healthier (and fresher)! The dressing is an easy homemade thousand Island style dressing but you can use store bought if you prefer. You can use prepared croutons but we love to make our own out of sesame seed buns.
Ingredients
THE BEEF: Lean ground beef is browned and seasoned for juicy burger flavor in every bite! Seasoned with onion powder, salt and pepper but feel free to add garlic powder or even steak spice if you’d like! THE SALAD: Chopped iceberg lettuce or romaine give this salad the crunch needed to hold up to the ground beef and pickles. THE TOPPINGS: Pickles, onions, cheese, and croutons with our homemade version of big mac sauce. A sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds are great on top.
Other Additions
Add anything you add to a hamburger!
tomatoes, fried mushrooms, avocado, caramelized onions a drizzle of bbq sauce hot peppers, sweet pickles crumbled bacon, blue cheese
A note on the onions, I find buying dehydrated onion flakes and rehydrating them gives a great flavor and reminds me of the onions found on a Big Mac. You can use fresh onions if you’d prefer.
How to Make Big Mac Salad
What’s in Big Mac Sauce?
Mayonnaise and ketchup are the basics of this classic sauce. Pickles (or pickle relish, if time is short), onion flakes, a splash of vinegar, and some milk to make it creamy are all it takes!
How to Store
Keep leftover dressing in a jar with a tight-fitting lid for up to 5 days. Big Mac salad will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in a sealed container (store the meat separately so it can be headed and added). Refresh by tossing and adding new lettuce and shredded cheddar cheese. Store dressing and salad ingredients separately.
Our Fave Salads
Beet & Arugula Salad – colorful & delicious Chicken Caesar Salad – a light & crisp lunch Strawberry Spinach Salad – the perfect summer salad Blackened Salmon Salad – so healthy & flavorful BLT Salad – with creamy dressing
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