This Cheeseburger Salad is such a delightful twist on a classic burger! It is SO good you won’t even miss the bun and French fries!

I have had a great time sharing all the burger recipes this week!

It didn’t even dawn on me until yesterday that this burger week was perfect timing for Father’s Day. I mean what Father wouldn’t want a big, juicy, flavorful burger for the day of the year that honors him.

So, Happy Father’s Day to all those dads out there!
Today’s recipe is actually my favorite burger recipe of the week. I was a little skeptical yet intrigued when I first saw this recipe. A Cheeseburger Salad? How could that possibly work? But it does!

We first made this a month or so ago and have had it several times since. It is that good that we actually crave it.

This salad comes together quickly and with the sauce the meat is cooked in doesn’t even need a salad dressing (but if you happen to add some ranch dressing, that is perfect too!).

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Cheeseburger Salad

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

This Cheeseburger Salad is SO good you won't even miss the bun and French fries!

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Ingredients

• 1-2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1-pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon each kosher salt and black pepper
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
• 2 whole hamburger buns
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon hamburger seasoning
• 1 head Romaine or green-leaf lettuce, washed, dried and torn
• ½ head iceberg lettuce, washed, dried and torn
• 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 whole Roma tomatoes, diced
• 2 whole dill pickle spears, cubed
• 1/2 whole red onion, sliced

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, salt and black pepper. Cook meat for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink; using a wooden spoon or spatula to break up the meat as it cooks. Remove from the heat and drain off excess grease.

Return cooked ground beef to skillet and add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and barbecue sauce to the meat and stir to combine. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

T prepare croutons, cut hamburger buns into 1-inch cubes. Melt butter and stir in hamburger seasoning. Add bread cubes to butter and toss to coat. Place butter coated bread cubes on baking sheet and toast in toaster oven until golden brown.

To assemble each salad, pile torn lettuce on a plate. Top with meat mixture, pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese and prepared croutons.

Serve immediately.