Homemade Big Mac salad with the perfect burger sauce—fresh, flavorful, and guilt-free.
Recipe
Big Mac Salad
1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 pound ground beef
1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
1 cup sliced pickle chips
1.5 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Burger Sauce (recipe below)
Brown Beef: Add beef, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to pan over medium-high heat. Crumbling beef with stiff utensil, cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside pan.
Assemble Salad: Add lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onion and pickles to large salad bowl. Use slotted spoon to transfer ground beef to salad bowl, leaving behind grease in pan. Drizzle burger sauce on top. Toss until lettuce is nicely moistened.
Best Burger Sauce
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/4 cup pickle relish
1 tablespoon Sriracha
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk very well to combine.
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to 24 hours before serving to let the flavours develop.