California Cheeseburger Salad
April Fitness Challenge Recap
Today is the last day of April which means that today is the last day of my April Fitness Challenge. If you will recall, at the beginning of April I challenged myself to work towards the goal of being able to do at least one solid chin-up by April 30th.
We bought a pull-up bar, I hit the weights but not nearly as much as I should have, and I began Insanity workouts about two weeks ago.
I have to report today that unless a miracle happens in the next 24 hours, I am still not able to do an unassisted chin-up. However, I refuse to claim this challenge as a fail because I have seen major progress in my attempts and I know it won’t be much longer before I am able to do one.
And yes I use my legs to help shimmy myself up–I don’t care if that’s considered cheating.
Am I disappointed? Actually I’m not, not at all. I am very happy with my progress and excited to keep reaching toward my goal. It has been very helpful having a pull-up bar in our house so I can give it a go at my leisure.
You WILL be hearing from me as soon as I reach that goal! I think I will be rolling this goal over into May. Yea, I like that idea.
Anyway….changing tracks. I have a super tasty meal to share with you all from last night.
This dinner was extremely easy, it came together in about 15 minutes or less, and it was SO delicious!
I made what I like to call California Cheeseburger Salad!
What usually comes on a California burger? Tomato, lettuce, avocado, and mayo right? Well I excluded the mayo but used the other ingredients. In addition to the California burger, I also incorporated an all-American classic: the cheeseburger. Instead of a bun, I turned this concoction into a salad.
Let’s break it down…
I began by sauteing about 1/4 cup of diced onions on the stove top. I then added 1/4 pound of lean ground turkey, seasoned it with salt and pepper, and let it brown.
Meanwhile, I chopped up the lettuce, tomato, avocado and arranged them on my two plates.
Next, I made a mustard dressing which was simply deli style mustard (about 2 tablespoons), apple cider vinegar (about 1 tablespoon), garlic powder, onion powder, and a little water. I gave it all a good stir and then drizzled it over the salads.
After the turkey was finished browning and fully cooked through, I shredded 1/4 cup of natural cheddar cheese over the hot meat in the pan. I let it melt and then used a spatula to scoop it onto our salads.
You put it all together and what do you get? California Cheeseburger Salad! So very simple and it was the perfect dish for a warm spring evening.
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- ¼ cup onion, diced
- ¼ lb lean ground turkey
- salt and pepper
- As much mixed spring lettuce as you wish, chopped
- ½ small avocado, diced
- 1 Roma tomato, diced
- 2 Tbsp deli mustard
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- a sprinkle of garlic powder
- a sprinkle of onion powder
- 1 Tbsp water
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- In a small pan sprayed with olive oil, sauté onions for 2-3 minutes.
- Add ground turkey, season with salt and pepper, and let brown.
- Meanwhile, arrange lettuce, avocado, and tomatoes onto two separate plates.
- Prepare mustard by mixing together mustard, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, and water in a small bowl. Drizzle over plated lettuce.
- Once meat is finished cooking and lightly browned, sprinkle cheese over the top and let melt. Once melted, use a spatula to transfer the meat on top of the salads.
- Enjoy!
You could easily make this vegetarian by substituting pinto beans or black beans instead of the ground turkey! Give it a go tonight! You won’t regret it.
Have a fabulous Tuesday my lovely readers!
What are your go-to summer dinners?
I notice that once the warmer weather rolls around, my meat consumption goes way up because we are grilling so much more. In the summer our go-to dinners are probably grilled chicken or turkey burgers and grilled veggies or a huge veggie and bean salad.
