Description
A vibrant, healthy salad featuring a crumbly veggie patty base, crisp romaine, tomatoes, avocado, cheddar, and tangy dill pickles, topped with a sweet and zesty honey Dijon dressing. Perfect for a quick, satisfying meal.
Ingredients
4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1 medium avocado, diced
2 halved veggie burgers
1/2 cup halved cherry or grape tomatoes
1/4 cup crumbled cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 cup dill pickles, chopped
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat a skillet over medium heat or prepare a pan-fire grid
Cook the veggie burgers until browned and fully cooked
Let the burgers cool slightly
Crumble the cooked veggie burgers into bite-sized pieces
In a large bowl, combine romaine, avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickles, and red onion
Add crumbled veggie burgers and cheddar cheese on top
In a small dish, whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, and minced garlic
Season the dressing with salt and pepper
Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving
Notes
Soak red onion in cold water for 10 minutes to reduce sharpness
Choose plant-based cheese for a vegan version
Use store-bought or homemade veggie burgers
Serve immediately after dressing to avoid sogginess
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: lunch
- Method: Assembling and Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 35mg