Classic Beef Burger with Chopped Salad

[Sincerely-Food-Chef]

Ingredients

• 1 English cucumber
• 1 ½ lb lean ground beef
• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 4 tomatoes
• 4 whole grain buns or rolls
• black pepper
• Dijon mustard
• extra virgin olive oil
• red wine vinegar
• salt
• virgin coconut oil
• Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Wash and dry the fresh produce.
   • 4 tomatoes
   • 1 English cucumber
   • 1 head romaine lettuce
2. Preheat a grill pan or regular skillet over medium-high heat.
3. In a medium bowl, combine and mix together the ground beef, Worcestershire, Dijon, salt, and pepper. Form the mixture into 4 patties and place on a plate.
   • 1 ½ lb lean ground beef
   • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
   • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
   • 1 tsp salt
   • ½ tsp black pepper
4. Once the grill pan or skillet is hot, coat the bottom with coconut oil.
   • 1 tbsp virgin coconut oil
5. Place the beef patties on the grill pan or skillet and cook until desired doneness, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Once done, transfer the patties to a plate.
6. While the patties cook, rip off a few lettuce leaves for the burgers and place on a plate. Then, trim off and discard the root end of the remaining lettuce and remove any blemished leaves; quarter the head lengthwise, then chop crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Transfer the chopped lettuce to a large salad bowl.
7. Slice two of the tomatoes crosswise into ¼-inch-thick rounds for the burgers and add to the plate with the lettuce leaves. Halve the other tomatoes lengthwise and cut out and discard the stem end; large dice the tomato and add to the salad bowl.
8. Trim off and discard the ends of the cucumber; quarter the cucumber lengthwise, then slice crosswise into ¼-inch-thick pieces on an angle and add to the salad bowl.
9. In a small bowl, combine and whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon, salt, and pepper.
   • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
   • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
   • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
   • ½ tsp salt
   • ¼ tsp black pepper
10. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
11. Toast the buns if desired.
    • 4 whole grain buns or rolls
12. To serve, assemble the burger and add any desired condiments. Serve with the salad on the side. Enjoy!