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Big Mac Salad and Special Sauce
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Big Mac Salad

Big Mac Salad is a low-carb/keto take on the classic McDonald's burger — all the flavors without the bun or fries.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy, Keto, low-carb, quick
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 427kcal

Materials

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 cups sweet potatoes chopped
  • ½ onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 2 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast optional, but adds great flavor!
  • tsp onion powder
  • tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • Lettuce mixes of romaine cabbage and iceberg
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • Bread and butter pickles chopped

Animal Style Special Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 2 tbsp bread and butter pickles finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add avocado oil, and then add the onions and garlic.
    Chopped Onion Big Mac Salad
  • Sauté 2-3 minutes
  • Add in the ground beef, mustard, tomato paste, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt.
    Big Mac Salad Meat Cooked with spices
  • Break ground beef apart and cook it until it is no longer pink.
  • Meanwhile, mix chopped sweet potatoes with 1 tsp of avocado oil and sprinkle with salt.
  • In a separate bowl, mix all of the animal-style sauce ingredients and set aside.

To assemble:

  • Add lettuce to your plate
  • top with ground beef mixture,
    Ground Beef on Lettuce for Big Mac Salad
  • sweet potatoes, diced tomatoes, chopped pickles
    Big Mac Salad ready to eat
  • and add animal-style sauce
    Big Mac Salad and Special Sauce

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1031mg | Potassium: 1192mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2814IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 5mg