Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Cheeseburger lovers will love this salad, which has all the ingredients of a delicious, juicy sandwich, and the flavor is just right! The only difference is that on a hot summer day, you don't have to stand over the stove frying burger patties (especially if you're hosting a large group) and then assembling them: simply fry ground beef with sauce and toss everything together into a salad. It has it all: barbecue-flavored meat sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, lots of cheese, red onion, and even sesame seed buns, which turn into fragrant, buttery croutons and add the icing on the cake.

Ingredients:

• 2 heads romaine or lettuce, torn
• 0.9 kg ground beef
• 1/3 cup ketchup + more as needed
• 2 tbsp barbecue sauce + more as needed
• 1 tbsp Dijon or hot mustard + more as needed
• 1 tsp yellow mustard + more as needed
• 110 g butter
• 4 sesame hamburger buns, cut into 1-inch cubes.
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar
• 4 plum tomatoes, diced
• 8 sticks of pickled cucumbers, diced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef for 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain. Add ketchup to the meat. barbecue sauce and mustard and stir. Taste and add more of either sauce if needed. Keep warm.
Step 2
• In a separate frying pan, melt a quarter (2 tablespoons) of butter over low heat, then add the bread cubes and toss to coat. Cook the croutons in the pan over low heat for 10-12 minutes, adding a quarter (2 tablespoons) of butter every few minutes until you've used all of them. This will ensure all the croutons absorb the butter and are nicely browned.
Step 3
• Place a few torn lettuce leaves on each plate. Top with a generous dollop of the meat mixture and sprinkle with plenty of grated cheddar. Add diced tomato, pickle slices, and red onion rings. Finally, top with warm croutons. Serve immediately.

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