The Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad: You’ll Be Lovin’ It!

Mini all-health patties, special sauce dressing, crisp lettuce, whole-plant-based cheese, onions, with sesame seed bun croutons 🍔 ...too ᗰuch?

Okay, I know this is all a bit too tongue-in-cheek, but honestly, this fast-food burger in question doesn’t do this salad justice, and after trying this salad you’ll want the salad more than that classic fast-food burger we’re both thinking of!

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Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad Video

Recipe Overview – Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad

🔪 The Recipe: Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad
⏲️ Estimated Time: about 30-35 minutes from scratch.
🍽️ Servings: around 2-3 servings
💵 Cost to make: $2.41 USD / $3.35 CAD
🕹️ Difficulty: Easy

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Coming Soon: Mini Nuggets/Tenders & Honey Mustard Dressing.

Little plant-based nuggets covered in a sweet Honeyless dressing with a mustard kick. This is a great way to get kids to eat their greens and the other healthy WFPB ingredients that are packed in this salad.

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A Few Reminders: Avoid Non-stick Cookware & Smoked Paprika

You will need a seasoned steel, or cast iron, pan or pot. If you didn’t already you might want to read my brief discussion of why you should not use non-stick pots and pans—essentially to avoid ingesting forever chemicals, carcinogens, and Teflon™ Flu & Polymer Fume Fever.

This recipe also calls for paprika, also called sweet paprika, or Hungarian paprika. Do NOT use smoked paprika—you can read why here but basically, it’s probably carcinogenic in humans.

Also, if you haven’t I also have these other two small articles worth a read:

• Hot Tap Water is NOT SAFE for Cooking

• STOP Cooking with Aluminum Foil

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Let’s get cooking!

🧰Equipment

• 1 Seasoned Steel Pan or Cast Iron Pan (How-to Season Steel Cookware)

• 1 Spice / Coffee Grinder (or blender, food-processor, etc.)

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🥣Ingredients

BEYOND ULTIMATE PATTIES

• 4 tbsp lentils

• 2 tbsp oats

• 1 tbsp flax (milled/ground)

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp garlic powder (granulated)

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp oregano

• 1 tsp parsley

• ¼ tsp thyme

• ¼ cup beets (grated/diced)

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 4 tbsp water

BUN CROUTONS

• 4 tbsp oats blended

• 1 tbsp flax seeds (milled/ground)

• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 3 tbsp water

• 1 tbsp sesame seeds for bun topping

CHEDDAR SLICES

• 2 tbsp oats

• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

• ⅛ tsp garlic powder

• ⅛ tsp turmeric (ground)

• 2 tbsp white vinegar

• 2 tbsp water or more if needed

SPECIAL DRESSING

• 4 tbsp oats

• 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp onion powder

• ½ tsp garlic powder (granulated)

• ½ tsp dill weed

• ⅛ tsp paprika (not smoked!)

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 2 tbsp cucumber finely diced or grated

• 1 tsp tahini (or more)

• 2 tbsp white vinegar

• 4 tbsp water

SALAD

• 2 heads of Romain lettuce

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🔪Instructions

You can find the Full Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad Recipe Here:(including step-by-step photos and more detailed instructions and tips.)

Basic Directions

THE ULTIMATE FAST-FOOD CHEESEBURGER SALAD

1. Grind your burger patty lentils, oats, flax, paprika, oregano, parsley, thyme, onion and garlic powder into a flour. Add burger mix to a bowl and mix in the grated beets and apple cider vinegar and water.

2. Now grind the dry bun croutons oats and flax and add them to a bowl and mix them with the rice wine and water. (You can pre-toast your sesame seeds in your pan at this point if you like)

3. Form and shape your burger patties (using about 1-2 tbsp of the burger mix for each patty) and add them to your seasoned pan. Now drop spoon fulls of the bun batter on the pan (again, about 1-2 tbsp per bun) then sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes them flip both the burgers and the buns.

4. Grind the oats, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and turmeric for the cheddar slice batter then mix it with the water and vinegar. After 5 to 7 minutes, when it's time to flip the burgers a second time, first drop a teaspoon size drop of the cheddar slice batter on the pan then press the cooked side of a burger into the blob of cheese (see photo 3B) and cook for 60 seconds before flipping to cook the uncooked side of the burger (see photo 6A).

5. Now add all the dressing dry ingredients to your grinder and blend them into flour then add your grated/diced cucumber, water, vinegar, and tahini, and then mix well.

6. Plating: to a clean plate add a smear of dressing, dead-center, then add your lettuce and drizzle with dressing, add your mini cheeseburgers, bun croutons, diced onions, and any other veggies you like. Finish with another drizzle of dressing and top with toasted sesame seeds.

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The Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad Quick Links

• Why I Had To Make This Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad

• How to Make Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad – Video 📺

• How To Season Steel Cookware

• ⭐Full Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad Recipe⭐

• Nutrition Facts Table – Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad

  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About the Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad

  • 1. Can I use a blender?

  • 2. What can I use instead of oats?

  • 3. Can I substitute the lentils?

  • 4. How do I store leftovers?

  • 5. Can I add other toppings?

  • 6. Is this meal gluten-free?

  • 7. Is this salad kid-friendly?

  • 8. Do I have to use fresh beets?

  • 9. Can I serve this salad warm?

  • 💡 Pro Tips for the Ultimate Fast Food Cheeseburger Salad

  • Conclusion

• The Science – Sources

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That’s all for today.
Have a wonderful day and stay nourished!

-Chef Robert Leigh
plantbasedproof.com
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