Big Smack Cheeseburger Salad

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese offers fewer calories, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

Make the special sauce by mixing sour cream, relish, tomato ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.

Season 80/20 ground beef with kosher salt and black pepper.

Form the ground beef into four patties, making them thinner in the center and thicker at the edges.

Cook the patties in a cast iron skillet until browned.

Cut the iceberg lettuce into cheeks to use as the base instead of a bun.

Place the cooked patties on the lettuce and top with American cheese, pickles, and red onion.

Drizzle the special sauce over the top and serve.

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