Cheeseburger Salad

So....yeaaaaaah....

It's about to get real up in here.

It's a cheeseburger but it's a salad. It's a salad but it's a cheeseburger. 

Think about that for a second. 

Let it sink in.

That whole plate full of deliciousness in the photo above is only 364 calories, 10 carbs, 39 fat, and 106 protein (according to Myfitnesspal).

What what!

I am pretty sure I must have died and woke up in cheeseburger heaven. All the tasty tasty crazy goodness of a burger without the carb-y bun. 

I'm still doing my happy dance over this recipe. The dressing, which is similar to a certain-famous-restaurant's "special sauce" is exactly what you need to top this off. 

AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE SALADS!

If you are not writing your shopping list right now of ingredients you need to go buy to make this...well....you should be. 

Cheeseburger Salad 

Ingredients

Dressing

2 Tbsp light mayo

2 Tbsp no fat Greek yogurt, plain

2 Tbsp ketchup

2 tsp water

1 tsp white vinegar

1 Tbsp hot dog relish (the green stuff)

1 Tbsp onion, minced

1 tsp Sugar Twin (or other sugar substitute)

dash of hot sauce

1/4 tsp sea salt

1 tsp olive oil

Hamburger Mixture

1 lb lean ground beef

1 medium onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 tsp sea salt

Salad

1 head lettuce, chopped

12 cherry tomatoes, quartered

1 cup aged cheddar, shredded

Directions

Dressing - In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients until well combined. Set aside.

Hamburger - In a frying pan over medium heat, cook and stir onions, garlic, hamburger, and salt until hamburger is no longer pink and is cooked through. Set aside and keep warm.

Salad - Divide the lettuce among 4 plates. Divide the tomatoes evenly among the plates.

Divide the hamburger mixture between the 4 plates. Finally, top with equal amounts of the shredded cheese. Drizzle each with about 2 Tbsp of dressing. 

Serve immediately.

So...yeah.

I'm in love. Which is a big deal for me. My relationship with salad has been rocky over the years. Some hurtful things have been said that I may have to take back. I may have been overly judgmental when I called salads tasteless and boring and yucky. 

This.

Right here.

Has shown me the error of my ways.

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