Deluxe Cheeseburger Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 hamburger buns with sesame seeds
• 1 small red onion, divided
• 2 plum tomatoes
• 3/4 lb 95% lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup dill pickle, finely diced
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 8 cups romaine lettuce, thinly sliced
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f slice bun tops into ¼-in. strips (if bun tops are very thick, slice bottoms off horizontally before slicing into strips). arrange in a single layer on large pan; bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted. remove to stackable cooling rack; cool completely.
• 2 slice half of the onion crosswise into thin rings. remove and discard stems from tomatoes; cut tomatoes into quarters lengthwise and slice crosswise. set onion and tomatoes aside.
• 3 cook ground beef in (8-in.) sauté pan over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles.
• 4 chop remaining onion half using food chopper. finely dice pickles.
• 5 in bowl, combine chopped onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard. add cooked ground beef; mix well.
• 6 to serve, arrange lettuce on large serving platter. spoon beef mixture over lettuce.
• 7 top with cheese, tomatoes and sliced onion. arrange hamburger bun croutons around edge of platter. serve immediately.