Cheeseburger Salad with Animal Sauce Dressing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp Relish, sweet or dill
• 1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Freshly Cracked Pepper
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1 Tbsp cooking oil
• 2 hearts of Romaine
• 1/4 red onion
• 1 large tomato
• 2 oz cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Make the animal sauce dressing first: in a bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, cider vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt, sugar, and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Put it aside while you prep the rest. Wash the Romaine thoroughly, let the water drain off, and chop it into 2-inch pieces. Set the lettuce aside.
2. Put the ground beef in a bowl, sprinkle in the seasoning salt, and use your hands to work it through the meat evenly. Separate the beef into four portions, then split each portion into four small balls about the size of ping-pong balls. Press each one into a mini burger patty.
3. Coat a non-stick skillet with a little cooking oil and warm it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add a portion of the mini burgers and cook them until nicely browned on both sides, about 3-5 minutes per side. Move the finished patties to a paper towel lined plate, then cook the remaining batches the same way.
4. As the burgers cook, slice the red onion thinly, cut the tomato into wedges, and shred the cheddar cheese.
5. When all the mini burgers are done, assemble the salads. Divide the lettuce among four large bowls, using 1/4 of it in each bowl, then scatter the onion and cheddar over the top. Add tomato wedges to each bowl, tuck in 3-4 mini burger patties, and finish with a drizzle of the animal sauce dressing.