Recipe: Yummy The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad

The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad. Curb your burger cravings with this low carb Big Mac Salad. Craving a greasy fast food burger but trying to stick to those New Year's Resolutions you just made to eat healthy? Give this Big Mac Bowl a try and satisfy your itch!

With the exception of the bun, this salad is missing cheese, onion and sesame seeds. Also, Big Macs don't have tomatoes. For an authentic Big Mac salad you should consider adjusting your recipe accordingly. 🙂 The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad My son and I are HUGE Big Mac fans but I always feel "the guilts" after eating one. You can cook The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad

1. You need 12 oz of -14 oz bagged salad (I used Fresh Express Garden).
2. You need 1 1/2 cup of lean ground beef cooked, drained very well and crumbled (I used 90% lean) (I also like it to be very warm but not steaming hot).
3. You need 4 tbsp of sweet onion minced or chopped very small.
4. It's 1/2 cup of reduced fat shredded cheddar.
5. You need 20-25 of hamburger dill slices cut in half.
6. You need 2 slices of low calorie bread toasted and cubed (I used Weight Watcher wheat).
7. Prepare 8 tbsp of light thousand island dressing.
8. You need 2 tbsp of dill pickle juice.

This salad has ALL the flavor of a fattening Big Mac with half the fat and calories!! Toast all eight pieces of bread until just lightly golden-brown. Let cool and cut into cubes; set aside. Brown and drain the extra lean ground beef.

The "Big Mac" Deconstructed Salad instructions

1. Add lettuce to a large salad bowl and add ground meat,onions, cheese, pickles and bread cubes..
2. Mix thousand island dressing with pickle juice and pour over salad. Serve!.

In a medium pan, cook ground beef, onions, mustard, onion powder, and pickle juice until beef is done and onions are translucent. I've seen a lot of recipes for keto Big Mac salad. It's basically a garden salad topped with a Thousand Island style dressing. And it adds on some diced pickles and shredded cheese. If you take away the sesame seed bun and dressing, the Big Mac is fairly low carb.