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LOW CARB CHEESEBURGER SALAD (+Video)

January 29, 2019 by Brandie @ The Country Cook 8 Comments

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5 from 3 votes

LOW CARB CHEESEBURGER SALAD

You know if you’ve followed me for a while that I don’t follow any special diet or any specific way of eating. I pretty much just eat regular ole food but in moderate proportions. I’ve yo-yo dieted for more years of my life than I care to count. It all works for a while (in terms of weight loss) but I always go back to where I was.Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad mixed on a plate

And at this stage in my life, I don’t need to be on a special diet for health reasons. As much as I would love to lose about 30 pounds, it is just too hard for me to maintain it for more than a couple of years at a time. I feel like I’m just coming to an age of acceptance. Ha! This is how I was made and I just want to be healthy and not stress about my size.

Special diet needs

However, I certainly understand that some folks must follow very specific diets for health reasons like diabetes. So, what I am trying to do is categorize certain recipes on here, like this Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad recipe from Wholesome Yum, as best as I know how. Disclosure: I’m not an expert on any specific diet regimen at all.Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad with homemade Thousand Island Dressing

There are so many out there (diabetic, kidney disease, heart disease, Celiac disease, etc.) Then you have specialty diets like Paleo, vegetarian, vegan, low carb, low sugar, Weight Watchers, keto, etc. But if I know for sure that a certain recipe will fall under a certain category (like low carb) then I will do my best to put it in that diet category. I do try to provide nutrition facts for each recipe but I always encourage those who rely on those nutrition facts for health reasons to use their own common sense and to use their own trusted apps or nutrition calculators to figure out exact numbers. Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad recipe from The Country Cook

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
for the dressing:
mayonnaise
diced dill pickles
mustard
white vinegar
smoked paprika
sugar (or Stevia)

for the salad:
ground beef
salt & pepper
romaine lettuce
diced tomatoes
shredded cheddar cheese
diced dill picklesground beef, salt, pepper, 1 head romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, diced dill pickles, ingredients for thousand island dressing

HOW TO MAKE LOW CARB CHEESEBURGER SALAD AND DRESSING:

In a blender or a food processor, blend all the dressing ingredients until smooth. If the dressing is too thick for your tastes, just thin it out by adding a little milk. Pop the dressing into a lidded container (like a mason jar) and stick it into the fridge until you’re ready to serve.salad dressing ingredients in a food processor

Brown and crumble ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season beef with salt and pepper. Drain excess grease.browning ground beef in a skillet

Combine all the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add the ground beef. Drizzle with prepared dressing. Stir and serve!low carb cheeseburger salad ingredients mixed together in a large bowl

Cook’s notes: You can serve up the salad separate from the dressing so everyone can add the amount of dressing they would like to their own salads.Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad mixed in a large bowl

Enjoy!

Originally published: January 2018
Updated & Re-published: January 2019

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LOW CARB CHEESEBURGER SALAD

This Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad is chock full of ground beef, cheese, fresh veggies and homemade dressing! Tastes like a Big Mac without the bun!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 437kcal
Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp diced dill pickles
  • 2 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar, or Stevia

For the salad:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 head Romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup diced dill pickles

Instructions

  • In a blender or a food processor, blend all the dressing ingredients until smooth. If the dressing is too thick for your tastes, just thin it out by adding a little milk. Pop the dressing into a lidded container (like a mason jar) and stick it into the fridge until you're ready to serve.
  • Brown and crumble ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season beed with salt and pepper. Drain excess grease.
     
  • Combine all the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add the ground beef. Drizzle with prepared dressing. Stir and serve!

Video

Notes

You can serve up the salad separate from the dressing so everyone can add the amount of dressing they would like to their own salads.

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 258mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 665IU | Vitamin C: 3.1mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Cindy says

    January 3, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    Is the nutrition info based on sugar or erithrytol?

    Reply
    • Brandie @ The Country Cook says

      January 3, 2018 at 5:16 pm

      Cindy, I plugged in the values based on sugar.

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    January 4, 2018 at 5:21 pm

    I follow a low carb diet and was so happy to see this recipe. It was delicious! I substituted ground turkey for beef but kept everything else the same. Oh! And we topped it with fried onions for a little crunch. Will definitely make again.

    Reply
  3. Toni says

    January 11, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    5 stars
    This was very good. Highly recommend. My daughter asked me to make this everyday.

    Reply
  4. Linda says

    May 24, 2018 at 5:36 pm

    5 stars
    I’m so happy I found your site. I was ready to have knee replacement surgery on May 30th. Went and had my pre op workup. I’m type 2 diabetic, had 6 vials of blood drawn, chest Xray, EKG, urinalysis, and my A1c. etc. The A1c tells doctor how your diabetes has been managed over the past 2 or 3 months. It has to be 7.5 or below in order for my orthopedic surgeon to do knee replacement surgery. Mine was 7.9 so I have to carefully watch my carbs to get it down. Thank you for these awesome recipes.

    Reply
  5. Billy says

    February 15, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    Been looking for some low carb recipes that can give me the tastes i’ve been missing! Thanks for this. Can’t wait to make it at home.

    Reply
  6. Elsbeth says

    June 26, 2019 at 10:19 am

    5 stars
    Top recipe! I don’t follow any diet, but made it because I liked the name, during summer we eat this cheeseburger salad at least onece a week!

    Reply
    • Brandie @ The Country Cook says

      June 27, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks so much Elsbeth! I love hearing that. I’m not on any diet either but this salad is just SO good!! 🙂

      Reply

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