Description
A super easy and flavorful Big Mac Salad recipe that is quick and delicious. Perfect for meal prep or a busy weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
Big Mac Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon pickle relish
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
Big Mac Salad
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 2–3 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (more if desired)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
- burger pickles
Instructions
- Sauce: Add ingredients to a small bowl; stir to combine. Taste and adjust any flavors to your liking. Set aside.
- Prep Ingredients: Make sure all of the other salad ingredients (other than the ground beef, which we will cook in the next step) are prepped and ready to go.
- Cook Ground Beef: Bring a large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until it is no longer pink; drain excess grease. Season with kosher salt and ground black pepper, to your liking (everyone’s salt preferences are different).
- Build Salad: Divide romaine between 2 or 4 bowls, top with warm ground beef, red onions, shredded cheese, tomatoes and burger pickles. Top with as much Big Mac Sauce as you want and enjoy!
Notes
- Lighten it up: feel free to sub in ground turkey for ground beef, if you want to make this a bit lighter.
- Dairy-Free: you can easily use a dairy-free cheese to make this main dish dairy-free.
- Gluten-Free: use Tamari instead of soy sauce when making the Big Mac Sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 3.7 g
- Sodium: 323.9 mg
- Fat: 14.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.7 g
- Protein: 14.9 g
- Cholesterol: 47.8 mg