Cheeseburger Chopped Salad

  • 15MINS
  • 10MINS
  • Serves 2
  • 426KCAL

This Cheeseburger Chopped Salad takes ‘bunless burger’ to the next level! We’ve tossed in all of our favourite cheeseburger-inspired ingredients, including juicy beef mince, tangy gherkins, crispy salad and reduced-fat Cheddar cheese. Everything is brought together with a mouthwatering finishing touch: creamy, sweet and tangy homemade burger sauce!

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NutritionPer Serving

  • Calories426
  • Carbs19g
  • Protein44g
  • Fat17g
  • Saturates5.3g
  • Sugars14g

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There’s no such thing as a boring lunch with this Cheeseburger Chopped Salad on the menu. You get all of that juicy burger deliciousness, for a fraction of the calories – it’ll curb your takeaway cravings without taking you off track!

We’ve tossed in all the best bits of a classic cheeseburger. Juicy beef mince, reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, tangy gherkins and crispy salad all work together to make the ultimate colourful plateful.

Our favourite part about this recipe has to be the ‘special’ burger sauce. Inspired by the secret sauce you’d find at a certain fast food restaurant, we’ve used a surprisingly simple combination of ingredients to recreate the creamy, sweet and tangy flavours.

It’s a cracking way to get the whole family round the table, or wow friends at picnics and BBQs. For more summery recipe inspiration, tap here to take a scroll through our blog.

What diets is this Cheeseburger Chopped Salad suitable for?

Cheeseburger Chopped Salad can be enjoyed on vegetarian diets as long as you swap in plant-based mince.

You can make this recipe vegan-friendly by substituting the following ingredients:

  • Reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
  • Light mayonnaise
  • 5% beef mince

If you’re cooking for people with allergies, be extra careful when checking ingredients and preparing food!

Do you need any special ingredients to make Cheeseburger Chopped Salad?

You don’t need any fancy ingredients to make this simple slimming-friendly salad.

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A bright and colourful salad deserves to be layered on a funky plate!

A drop of Henderson’s relish goes a long way to boost savoury flavours.

How many calories are in this Cheeseburger Chopped Salad?

This Cheeseburger Chopped Salad is included in our Weekly Indulgence category because it contains just 426 calories per portion. For more delicious dishes all under 500 calories, take a look at other Weekly Indulgence recipes!

This Cheeseburger Chopped Salad recipe is ideal when following any of the larger diet plans such as Weight Watchers or counting calories.

The average woman needs around 2000kcal per day to maintain a healthy body weight, and men typically need slightly more at 2,500kcals, but you may want to reduce these if you are aiming to lose weight. You can find more information on the NHS website.

Step 1

Spray a medium frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat.

Step 2

Add the beef mince, paprika, cumin, oregano, garlic granules, onion powder and Henderson’s relish. Fry for 8-10 minutes until the juices have evaporated and the beef is cooked through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Step 3

While the mince is cooking, spray another frying pan, add the onion and bacon and fry for 4-6 minutes until onion is soft and bacon cooked and crispy.

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Step 4

On your serving plates or bowls, layer up the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn and gherkins. To a small bowl add the mayonnaise, ketchup, gherkin pickle vinegar, mustard powder, garlic granules and sweetener and mix until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Step 5

Top the lettuce with the cooked beef mince, onion and bacon. Sprinkle over the cheese and finish with a drizzle of burger sauce dressing.

A plate is topped with a colourful, slimming-friendly serving of Pinch of Nom's Cheeseburger Chopped Salad. All topped off with a drizzle of homemade burger sauce.

What could I serve with this Cheeseburger Chopped Salad?

This Cheeseburger Chopped Salad is delicious all on its own, or as part of a slimming-friendly spread with any of these dishes:

How do you know when Cheeseburger Chopped Salad is cooked?

The mince should be cooked until it has cooked through and the juices have evaporated. This will take around 8-10 minutes of pan-frying.

Here in the UK, the standard advice is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and maintained that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep you and your family safe! 

How long can you keep Cheeseburger Chopped Salad in the fridge?

This recipe tastes best freshly prepared and served immediately.

If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill.  You can keep leftovers of Cheeseburger Chopped Salad in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Can I freeze Cheeseburger Chopped Salad?

This recipe isn’t suitable for freezing.

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Cheeseburger Chopped Salad

Take bunless burger to the next level with our slimming-friendly Cheeseburger Chopped Salad – topped with a drizzle of homemade burger sauce!
  • Prep Time
    15 MINS
  • Cook Time
    10 MINS
  • KCals 426
  • Carbs 19G

Ingredients

For the mince

  • low-calorie cooking spray
  • 250 g 5% beef mince
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp garlic granules
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp Henderson's relish
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the salad

  • 2 smoked bacon medallions sliced
  • ½ red onion peeled and sliced
  • 1 iceberg lettuce approx. 500g, stalk removed and sliced
  • 80 g cucumber sliced
  • 8 cherry plum tomatoes sliced
  • 60 g sliced pickled gherkins
  • 80 g sweetcorn drained
  • 2 tbsp light mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp reduced-sugar ketchup
  • 2 tbsp vinegar from gherkins
  • ¼ tsp mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp garlic granules
  • ¼ tsp white granulated sweetener
  • 20 g reduced-fat Cheddar cheese finely grated
  • salt and pepper to taste

Frying pan

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Instructions

  1. Spray a medium frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat.
  2. Add the beef mince, paprika, cumin, oregano, garlic granules, onion powder and Henderson's relish. Fry for 8-10 minutes until the juices have evaporated and the beef is cooked through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. While the mince is cooking, spray another frying pan, add the onion and bacon and fry for 4-6 minutes until onion is soft and bacon cooked and crispy.
  4. On your serving plates or bowls, layer up the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn and gherkins. To a small bowl add the mayonnaise, ketchup, gherkin pickle vinegar, mustard powder, garlic granules and sweetener and mix until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Top the lettuce with the cooked beef mince, onion and bacon. Sprinkle over the cheese and finish with a drizzle of burger sauce dressing.

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Recipe notes

Tip: You can swap the beef mince for pork or turkey mince.

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