Big Mac Salad

This Big Mac Salad has all of the flavors of my favorite fast food sandwich without the guilt! The big mac dressing is the perfect touch.

Course Beef

Cuisine American

Keyword big mac salad, low carb salad, salads

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings salads

Calories 635kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Equipment

Ingredients

For the salad:

1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cracked pepper
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
6 cups chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup sliced dill pickles
¼ cup diced yellow onions
Sesame seeds for garnish

For the Big Mac sauce:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar free ketchup
2 tablespoons dill relish
2 teaspoons mustard
2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon paprika

Instructions

To make the salad:

Add the beef to a large skillet over medium heat and break the meat up as it cooks. When the beef has cooked through, drain the fat.
Season the beef with the salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Divide the lettuce evenly between 4 salad bowls, about 1 1/2 cups each.
Top the lettuce with the the cheddar, onions, pickles, and beef.
Drizzle about 3 tablespoons of the big mac sauce over each salad and toss well.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and additional pickles just before serving, if desired.

To make the dressing:

To make the big mac sauce, whisk together all of the ingredients until well combined.

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Notes

We like to make our salads in separate bowls so that people can choose how much pickle and onion they'd like to add (or leave it out completely!). If this isn't a concern in your house, you can toss the salad in a large bowl and divide out into individual bowls for serving.

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