Try something a bit different and make a Big Mac Salad in a Bowl! One of most beloved burgers in turned into a delicious salad. It doesn’t really take a lot of ingredients to prepare this flavorful salad, and other than browning the beef, it goes together in just a few minutes.
Follow along and learn how to make an amazingly tasty Big Mac Salad.
Gather Your Ingredients for a Big Mac Salad
- Lettuce – we use chopped romaine lettuce
- Ground beef
- Fresh tomato
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Pickles -dill pickles
- Onion – white or red and we love both!
- Sesame seeds
- Thousand Island Dressing
This Big Mac Salad is very simple to prepare, brown the hamburger meat and drain. Add salad and all of the toppings to a big bowl or individual bowls. Add dressing to the salad.
You can use red or yellow onions for this salad.
For this Big Mac salad, use your favorite lettuce. Make sure to wash, spin and chop before using. You can always save a little money by shredding our own cheddar cheese instead of buying a bag It tastes better too!
How to Make a Delicious Salad with Big Mac Ingredients
- 8 oz lettuce
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup pickles
- 1 small onion, diced fine
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Thousand Island Dressing
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Using a medium skillet, cook ground beef until it is cooked through and no pink remains. Salt and pepper beef as it cooks. Drain off any grease.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, tomatoes, and cooked ground beef.
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Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Drizzle with thousand island dressing & enjoy.
Fry your hamburger in a medium sized skillet, lightly salt and pepper as it cooks. Carefully drain the grease.
What Type of Tomatoes to Use? We love the fresh Vine Tomatoes. The never disappoint.
What Type of Pickles to Buy?
The Big Mac sandwich uses dill pickles on their burger. We use dill pickles in this salad. You can also chop them up if you like.
What to Serve with the Big Mac Salad?
We love serving buns with butter. Try scooping some of the salad onto the bun.
What is the Best Thousand Island Dressing?
Marzetti Thousand Island Dressing is our favorite dressing.
It is also very simple to prepare your own homemade dressing:
Mix together:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons ketchup
a little minced yellow onion
About 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
You can also add a touch of cream or milk to thin.
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