Burger Salad with Special Sauce

Burger and fries salad with special sauce combine grilling with a light crunchy salad for a healthy meal the whole family will love!


In the summer I love a crisp crunchy salad but also love grilling out, so what is better than combing both into a burger and fries salad that is topped with special sauce. 

Burger Salad with Special Sauce

You will love Burger Salad with Special Sauce because:

  • High-protein healthy meal
  • Customizable to fit dietary needs
  • Endless topping options
  • Topped with a special sauce to give it that burger flavor
  • Can be whole-30, dairy-free, grain-free, and gluten-free
  • Great for meal prep or leftovers
  • Grilling season meets salad to make a fresh and healthy meal
  • A healthy family-friendly recipe everyone will love 

Burger Salad with Special Sauce is made with:

  • Burgers:  Make burgers and season them the way you like 
  • Romaine lettuce: I like the crunch of remain for this salad but any green will work 
  • Sweet potatoes: Air-fried or roasted to make a burger and fries salad
  • Pickled red onions: One of my favorite salad toppings that adds so much flavor 
  • Pickles: Can’t have a burger salad without the pickles
  • Tomatoes: Adds fresh and juicy flavor to the burger salad 
  • Special sauce: The sauce is what really makes this burger salad over the top amazing 

Burger Salad with Special Sauce

Recipe Tips:

  • This salad can be customized with your favorite burger toppings
  • Feel free to swap sweet potatoes with white potatoes
  • Make it a deconstructed burger salad by sauteeing the ground beef on the stove instead of making it into burgers
  • Other toppings that would be great include avocado, jalapenos, or shredded cheese
  • Make paleo or whole 30 friendly by using ketchup and mayo with no sugar
  • Easily meal prep the components and put the salad together when ready to eat

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Burger Salad with Special Sauce

Burger Salad with Special Sauce

Burger and fries salad with special sauce combine grilling with a light crunchy salad for a healthy meal the whole family will love!
5 from 6 votes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Burger Salad

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce
  • 2 large sweet poatoes
  • 1 red onion I use this recipe to make pickled red onions
  • 1/4 c pickles

Special Sauce

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp pickles juice

Instructions
 

  • Form your burgers and set aside
  • Chop sweet potatoes and lightly coat with avocado oil, salt, and pepper
  • Cook sweet potatoes in the air-fryer or oven at 425 until crispy
  • Grill or cook burgers on the stove
  • Chop romaine, tomatoes, and pickles
  • Add mayo, ketchup, mustard, and pickle in a small dish or jar and whisk together to combine
  • Add lettuce to a bowl or plate top with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, pickled onions, pickles, burger, and drizzle on the special sauce

Notes

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