Big Mac Salad is a hearty dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, diced onions, dill pickles, sesame seeds and a homemade Big Mac sauce.
Big Mac Salad is a low carb meal with all the flavours of the famous burger without the bun.
This tasty salad will satisfy your fast food cravings.
This cheeseburger salad recipe takes about thirty minutes from start to finish and serves four people.
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To make this salad, I started by dumping some ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.
I added salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to the beef.
I crumbled the ground beef as it cooked.
Once the ground beef was fully cooked I added some sesame seeds to the skillet.
I stirred well and continued cooking for a few minutes.
Then I transferred the cooked ground beef to a bowl and set it aside.
I poured some mayo into a mixing bowl.
I added some dill relish, mustard and white vinegar to the bowl.
I also added some paprika, onion powder and garlic powder to the bowl.
I stirred all of the ingredients together well.
I shredded a head of iceberg lettuce and diced some yellow onions.
Then it was time to start plating the salads.
I divided the shredded lettuce between four plates.
I sprinkled shredded cheddar cheese over the lettuce.
I also sprinkled on some diced onions.
Then I spooned the cooked ground beef on top.
I placed five dill pickle slices on each salad.
Then I drizzled the prepared dressing over the top.
Then the Big Mac Salads were ready to serve.
These meal salads with ground beef are sure to be a family favourite.
You can also serve with some extra shredded cheddar for sprinkling on top.
If you are looking for a low carb ground beef dinner, then you need to try this Big Mac Salad!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Big Mac Salad:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Dressing
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 3 tablespoons dill pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 3 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salad
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onions
- 1 1/3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 20 dill pickle slices
How to Make This Big Mac Salad:
- Dump the ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to the skillet and stir well, crumbling the ground beef as it cooks.
- Once the ground beef is fully browned add the sesame seeds to the skillet.
- Stir well and continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Transfer the cooked ground beef to a bowl and set aside.
- Pour mayo, dill pickle relish, mustard, vinegar, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder into a mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Divide the shredded lettuce between four serving plates.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese and diced onions over the lettuce.
- Spoon the cooked ground beef on top.
- Place 5 dill pickle slices on top of each salad.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salads.
- Serve and enjoy!
Big Mac Salad
Big Mac Salad is a hearty dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, diced onions, dill pickles, sesame seeds and a homemade Big Mac sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Dressing
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 3 tablespoons dill pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 3 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salad
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onions
- 1 1/3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 20 dill pickle slices
Instructions
- Dump the ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to the skillet and stir well, crumbling the ground beef as it cooks.
- Once the ground beef is fully browned add the sesame seeds to the skillet.
- Stir well and continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Transfer the cooked ground beef to a bowl and set aside.
- Pour mayo, dill pickle relish, mustard, vinegar, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder into a mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Divide the shredded lettuce between four serving plates.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese and diced onions over the lettuce.
- Spoon the cooked ground beef on top.
- Place 5 dill pickle slices on top of each salad.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salads.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 707Total Fat: 55gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 32gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 1251mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 42g
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Fran McPhaull
Thursday 17th of August 2023
This is the second Iโve made this and both times my sister and I have enjoyed it.