Cheeseburger salad
Recipe for an easy, tasty cheeseburger salad - a proper comfort-food main-course salad.
Servings 4 people
Calories 700kcal
Ingredients
Spiced beef mince
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 600 g beef mince
- 2 1/2 tsp paprika
- 3/4 tsp onion powder
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
Bread croutons
- 1 baguette or ciabatta loaf
- Oil
- Salt
Burger dressing
- 150 ml crème fraîche
- 50 ml mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp pickled gherkins, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp sweet mustard
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
For the salad
- 1 romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
- 2 handfuls mixed salad leaves
- 200 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 100 g cheddar, coarsely grated
Instructions
Bread croutons
- Cut the bread into roughly 2x2 cm cubes, toss them with a splash of oil and season with salt. Bake in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 180°C for about 18 minutes.Leave them to cool.
Spiced beef mince
- Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until soft and translucent.
- Add the mince and brown it well, then season with the spices, salt and freshly ground pepper.Set the meat aside.
Burger dressing
- Mix the dressing ingredients together and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Cheeseburger salad
- Put the lettuce and salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, meat and cheddar in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss well.
- Finally, gently fold the cooled croutons through the salad, divide between 4 bowls and serve straight away.
Nutrition
Calories: 700kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 159mg | Sodium: 542mg | Potassium: 848mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2400IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 285mg | Iron: 4mg