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Big Mac Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 4 Salads
Calories 769kcal

Ingredients

Salad Dressing:

  • 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons Pickles minced
  • 1 Tablespoon Pickle Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Swerve or Lakanto (see sweetener notes below)
  • 1 Teaspoon Dried Minced Onion
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Water
  • 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

Salad:

  • 1 Tablespoon Mild Tasting Oil (see notes below)
  • 1 Pound Ground Turkey can sub for beef
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 6 Cups Romaine Lettuce chopped
  • 1 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
  • 1/2 Red Onion sliced
  • 1/2 Cup Pickles sliced
  • 1/2 Cup Tomatoes diced
  • 2 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  • Toss together the dressing ingredients and set aside.
  • Heat oil in a large pan. Add ground turkey (1 pound), garlic powder (1 teaspoon), salt (1/2 teaspoon), pepper (1/2 teaspoon), and Worcestershire Sauce (1 teaspoon). Break the turkey into small pieces as it cooks with the back of your spoon.
  • Allow the meat to cool before tossing salad ingredients together. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Mild Tasting Oil. You want an oil with a high smoke point and mild flavor -- think avocado, vegetable, safflower, sunflower, peanut. Skip EVOO, coconut, or sesame oil. 
  • Pickles - Many pickles contain added sugar, check the labels before purchasing a product. We love Vlasic.
  • Lakanto, Swerve, or Erythritol. I stick to Lakanto and Swerve which are a 1:1 swap with traditional sugar. If using a different brand of Erythritol, keep in mind it's 70% as sweet as sugar, so you may need to add more to taste.
  • Nutritional information is based on 1 salad, if you make 4 salads using this recipe:

Nutrition

Calories: 769kcal | Total Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 65g | Sodium: 1840mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Net Carbs: 6g

Delicious recipe from Lindsey Hyland // www.thelittlepine.com