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Low Calorie & High Protein Big Mac Salad

All the flavours of a Big Mac — seasoned beef, pickles, special sauce, and melted cheese — piled over a mountain of shredded lettuce for just 406 calories and 39g of protein.

20 min · 1 serving

Low Calorie & High Protein Big Mac Salad
Calories
411
Protein
39g
Carbs
16g
Fat
23g
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Ingredients

  • Beef mince — 150g, lean, raw (about 130g cooked)
  • Pickle — 30g, sliced
  • Mayonnaise — 30g, special burger sauce variety
  • Lettuce — 3 cups, iceberg, shredded
  • Low-fat cheese — 20g, grated
  • Salt — 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper — 1/2 tsp

Directions

  1. 1

    Season the beef mince with salt and pepper, then cook it in a non-stick pan over high heat for about 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Pile the shredded lettuce into a large bowl — use as much as you like, it's barely any calories.

  3. 3

    Spoon the cooked beef mince on top of the lettuce.

  4. 4

    Slice the pickles and spread them over the salad, drizzle the burger sauce over the mince, then top with the grated cheese and serve.

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