🥣 Ingredients
🥩 Base
- 300–400g ground beef
- Salt & black pepper
- Garlic powder (optional)
🥗 Salad
- Romaine lettuce (chopped)
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Pickles (sliced or diced)
- Onion (raw or lightly sautéed)
- Optional: cherry tomatoes (if not strict keto)
🍔 “Big Mac” Sauce (keto-friendly)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tbsp sugar-free ketchup (or very small amount regular)
- 1 tbsp pickle juice
- 1 tsp vinegar
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Salt to taste
🔥 How to Make It
1. Cook the beef
Brown ground beef in a pan.
Season simply with salt, pepper, garlic powder.
Drain excess fat if needed.
2. Make the sauce
Mix all sauce ingredients until creamy and smooth.
Taste and adjust (more tang = more pickle juice).
3. Build the salad
In a large bowl:
- lettuce
- cooked beef (warm or cooled)
- cheese
- pickles
- onions
4. Top it off
Drizzle Big Mac sauce generously over everything.
Toss lightly or layer for presentation.
😋 What it tastes like
- Juicy burger flavor without the bun
- Creamy, tangy “special sauce” vibe
- Crunch from lettuce + pickles
- Rich, savory beef + cheese combo
🔁 Variations
- 🥓 Add bacon for “double deluxe” version
- 🧀 Add extra cheese for keto macros boost
- 🌶️ Add hot sauce for spicy Big Mac salad
- 🥚 Add boiled eggs for more protein
- 🥑 Add avocado for extra creaminess
⚡ Pro tip
Warm beef + cold lettuce = best contrast. Don’t mix everything too early if meal prepping.
If you want, I can also make:
- 🍔 Big Mac bowl meal prep for 5 days
- 🔥 crispy smashed burger salad version (more “fast food” vibe)
- 🥗 or a ultra-low-cal keto version for cutting
