Big Mac Salad
This Paleo Big Mac Salad is made up of all of the best parts of the original sandwich, but in a much more real food-friendly way! Crispy fries, tangy pickles, rich ground beef + that special sauce all come together to make this big mac salad a big ole win!
Servings: 4 salads
Ingredients
Special Mac Sauce
- 1 cup avocado oil mayonnaise regular mayo works too!
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp white vinegar apple cider vinegar works too!
- 1/4 cup finely diced pickles
- 2 tbsp finely diced white onion
- 1 tsp paprika
Salad Ingredients
- 1 white onion
- 4 pickles
- 2 heads romaine
- 1 lb ground beef
Fries
- 1 lb white potatoes
- 1-2 tbsp avocado oil
- salt + pepper
Instructions
- Start by preheating the oven or an air fryer to 400f or 200c. Slice the potatoes into fry shapes, toss with the oil, salt and pepper and put on a baking tray or into the air fryer! Bake for 30-40 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and crispy. (If air frying, they will take 20 minutes with a shake of the basket halfway through.)
- While the fries are cooking, add the ground beef to a skillet and cook over medium/high heat until browned through, breaking it up into small chunks while it cooks. Season with salt and pepper if desired, and set aside.
- Next, make the special sauce by adding all of the ingredients to a bowl + stir!
- To assemble the salads, add lettuce to the base of the bowl. Add desired toppings like pickles, onions and 1 serving of ground beef to each salad before drizzling liberally with the special sauce + topping with crispy fries!