KETO BIG MAC SALAD

         KETO BIG MAC SALAD

Overhead image of big mac salad in a glass bowl topped with big mac sauce and pickles.

HOW TO MAKE A ETO BIG MAC SALAD

  1. First, gather the ingredients for your salad.
  2. Get the ground beef browning.
  3.  While the ground beef browns, put together the sauce. Start by mixing the mustard, mayo, and vinegar.
  4.  Dice onions and pickles that will get added to the sauce.
  5. Season the ground beef.
  6. Assemble the Big Mac Salad. Start with lettuce at the bottom. Add cheese, then add ground beef. Top with onions and pickles. Put the dressing on6

    At this point, you can either toss the salad (as in, MIX it, not toss it into the trash obviously!) or save like this for a while. Since the dressing is sitting on top, it won't make your lettuce all soggy and wilty.

    That's it! Eat. Enjoy.

    WHAT IS IN A BIG MAC SAUCE?

    Well, now. Isn't that a huge secret?

    Full disclosure--I used to have McDonalds (r) as a client. But they did not give me their secret recipe 🙂

    So I have no real idea what's in the McDonald's Sauce Recipe. But I can tell you that whatever it is I cobbled together tastes EXACTLY like McDonald's secret sauce!

    IS BIG MAC SAUCE THE SAME AS THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING?

    I know a lot of people wonder if McDonald's Big Mac Sauce is exactly like Thousand Island Dressing.

    Based on my experiment, I don't think it is. This keto Big Mac Sauce has far fewer ingredients than Thousand Island, which is good. Less is better as far as I'm concerned.

    WHAT DOES THIS LOW CARB HAMBURGER SALAD TASTE LIKE?

    Like a big mac.

    No, really! It does! It's been so long since I've had a big Mac that I asked my friend Jennifer to taste test it. And then, hundreds and hundreds of people made it and they all agree--it tastes just like a Big mac.

    I mean, what's not to love? Not only does it taste just like a Big Mac, but it's homemade, low carb, keto--and best of all, the various components can be made ahead of time.

    Anytime you can have homemade food that's essentially like Keto Fast food - I'm voting for that.

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Big Mac Salad served in a glass bowl

Keto Big Mac Salad | Low Carb Hamburger Salad

I kid you not, this tastes JUST like a Big Mac, except it's low carb and you know exactly what went into it. 
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: Main Courses, Salads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: big mac salad, big mac sauce, low carb hamburger salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 625kcal
Author: Urvashi Pitre
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Ingredients

Big Mac Sauce

Salad

  • Make the dressing. Mix mayo, diced pickles, mustard, vinegar, onion, paprika and Swerve. Set aside while you get the other ingredients together. Set aside while you get the other ingredients together.
  • Heat a 10-inch sauté pan over medium heat. Add the ground beef, smash it to break up the clumps, and cook until it's almost cooked through. Add salt and pepper and finish cooking it all the way.
  • While the ground beef is browning, chop lettuce. Slice onions and then cut into half. Roughly chop pickles..
  • When you are ready to serve the salad, mix the lettuce, onions, pickles, and cheese. Put into four bowls. Add in ¼ of the ground beef mixture into each bowl. Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.
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