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These burger bowls are loaded with veggies, flavor, and all the fixings. Easily customize the ingredients to include your favorite burger toppings. This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, and can also be made plant-based if that's your thing.
Sometimes all you want is a big juicy burger with all the fixings. Other times you want all those flavors but something a little lighter.
This is where a burger bowl comes in. Burger meets salad meets fancy sauce. It's always about the sauce and in this case, is what really helps tie all those classic burger flavors together.
Ingredients
Burgers
- ground beef
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- salt & pepper
Fancy sauce
- mayo
- ketchup
- dill relish
- maple syrup
- champagne vinegar (because we fancy)
- salt
Burger Bowl Toppings
Burger toppings are all about preference. When eaten in bowl form, you can go all out on your topping choices. I like to use romaine lettuce (or another crisp texture lettuce) for the base and then build upon that. Here are some ideas for your burger bowl.
- pickles
- bacon
- avocado
- caramelized onions
- tomatoes or tomato confit
- roasted vegetables
- marinated mushrooms
- quick pickled vegetables
- shredded carrots
- coleslaw
- beets
- croutons
- etc.
How to Make Your Burger Bowl
STEP 1
Prepare your toppings by chopping the lettuce into bite-sized pieces, along with any other toppings, cooking them as needed. Arrange them into bowls and set them aside.
STEP 2
Make the sauce. Whisk together all the sauce ingredients until well combined and then set it aside.
STEP 3
Add the ground beef to a large bowl and mix in the seasonings. Form into patties and cook over medium heat until it reaches your desired doneness. Cut the cooked patties into pieces and add to the bowls. Drizzle with fancy sauce.
Make It Your Way: Ingredient Substitutions
Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.
How can you make these burger bowls using what you already have? Here are some ideas…
- Plant-based? ➝ substitute your favorite meatless pattie and use vegan mayo
- No ground beef? ➝ you can use ground chicken, turkey, or bison
- No dill relish? ➝ sub sweet relish and only use ½ teaspoon of the sweetener
- No champagne vinegar? ➝ white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or pickle juice
Tools Needed
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Burger Bowls With Fancy Sauce
Ingredients
Burgers
- 1 pound ground beef or substitute
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Fancy Sauce
- ⅓ cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon dill relish
- 1½ teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon champagne vinegar or substitute
- pinch of salt
Topping Ideas
- romaine lettuce, chopped
- tomatoes
- pickles
- quick pickled veg
- caramelized onions
- shredded carrots
- coleslaw
- bacon
- marinated mushrooms
Instructions
- Prepare your toppings by chopping the lettuce into bite-sized pieces, along with any other toppings, cooking them as needed. Arrange them into bowls and set them aside.
- Make the sauce. Whisk together all the sauce ingredients until well combined and then set it aside.
- Add the ground beef to a large bowl and mix in the seasonings. Form into patties and cook over medium heat until it reaches your desired doneness. Cut the cooked patties into pieces and add to the bowls. Drizzle with fancy sauce.
Notes
- How can you make these burger bowls using what you already have? Here are some ideas…
- Plant-based? ➝ substitute your favorite meatless pattie and use vegan mayo
- No ground beef? ➝ you can use ground chicken, turkey, or bison
- No dill relish? ➝ sub sweet relish and only use ½ teaspoon of the sweetener
- No champagne vinegar? ➝ white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or pickle juice
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