10slicesuncured natural bacon (no nitrites or nitrates)cooked until crispy
For the Burger Sauce
½cupmayonnaise
2tablespoonsdiced bread and butter or dill pickles
1 ½tablespoonsketchup
2teaspoonspickle juice
1teaspoonyellow mustard
1teaspoonwhite vinegar
¾teaspoondried minced onion
½teaspoonlow sodium soy sauce
¼teaspoonpaprika
¼teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
To Prepare
Prepare the topping ingredients by chopping the vegetables, grilling the pineapple, and cooking the bacon. Set aside.
Heat a skillet over medium heat for about a minute. Add the ground beef and start to break it up with a spoon.
Season with worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Stir together and break the beef up into crumbles. Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes, or until the beef is completely cooked through, but don't overcook it.
Make the sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisking to combine.
To Assemble
Add the lettuce to the bottom of each individual bowl. Top each with a scoop of ground beef.
Add the rest of your favorite toppings. Then, drizzle the burger sauce over top.
Serve while the ground beef is still warm.
Notes
Grass fed beef provides more flavor, as well as a healthier alternative. I like to use 80% lean and 20% fat (as opposed to 90% lean and 10% fat or lower) so the beef doesn't become dry and chewy.
Ground turkey or ground chicken are also great alternatives to the ground beef. You can also use turkey bacon in place of the pork bacon.
If you like a lot of sauce, double the sauce recipe.