American · Serves 2
with Monterey Jack & Special Sauce
Get ready for all the satisfaction of a cheeseburger with the crisp freshness of a salad! This 20-minute bowl of all your favorite loaded burger ingredients—tomato, pickle, lettuce, cheese, and savory seasoned ground beef, plus a classic special sauce in place of dressing—will convince you to skip the bun (and skip the drive-through!).
Wash and dry produce.
Trim and discard root end from lettuce; roughly chop. Reserve ½ tsp pickle brine (1 tsp for 4 servings) in a small bowl; drain and discard remaining brine and roughly chop pickle. Dice tomato.
Stir ½ tsp Fry Seasoning and ¼ tsp sugar into bowl with reserved pickle brine (1 tsp Fry Seasoning and ½ tsp sugar for 4). (You’ll use the rest of the Fry Seasoning in the next step.)
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef*, remaining Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 3-5 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.
Stir in stock concentrate and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until liquid has absorbed and beef is cooked through, 2-3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
Meanwhile, to bowl with pickle brine mixture, add mayonnaise, ketchup, and half the mustard (all for 4 servings). Stir until well combined.
Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.
In a large bowl, toss lettuce with half the dressing and half the tomato.
Divide salad between bowls. Top with beef, Monterey Jack, pickle, and remaining tomato. Drizzle with remaining dressing and serve.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
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