Burger Bowl with Special Sauce

• 160 g raw Lean ground beef (90%) (5.6 oz raw)
• 220 g raw Potato (7.8 oz raw)
• 5 g Olive oil (1 tsp)
• 1 g Paprika (½ tsp)
• 1 g Salt (⅛ tsp)
• 0.3 g Black pepper (⅛ tsp)
• 80 g raw Iceberg lettuce (2.8 oz raw)
• 60 g raw Tomato (2.1 oz raw)
• 45 g drained Dill pickles (1.6 oz drained)
• 25 g raw Red onion (0.9 oz raw)
• 20 g Light ranch dressing (0.7 oz)
• 8 g Yellow mustard (½ tbsp)
• 10 g Ketchup (⅔ tbsp)
• 25 g Reduced-fat cheddar, grated (0.9 oz)

You'll need: Baking sheet or air fryer, Parchment paper, Frying pan, Spatula, Small bowl, Cutting board and knife.

Method

1. Season the potato

   Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the potato into 2 cm (¾ inch) cubes. Toss them on the sheet with the oil, paprika and half the salt, then spread them out so they don't touch.

   Space between the cubes is what makes them crisp. Crowded potatoes steam instead.

2. Roast the potatoes

   Roast the potatoes for 22–28 minutes, turning them once halfway, until golden and crisp at the edges. In an air fryer, cook them at 200°C (400°F) for 15–18 minutes, shaking the basket twice.

   Push a fork into the biggest cube. If it slides in with no resistance, they're done.

3. Brown the beef

   While the potatoes roast, thinly slice the red onion and heat the frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and onion with the rest of the salt and the pepper. Break it up with the spatula and cook for 6–8 minutes, until browned all over with no pink left. It should read 71°C (160°F) on a thermometer.

   Leave the beef alone for the first 2 minutes so it browns. Stirring too early makes it gray.

4. Make the sauce and build the bowl

   Finely chop the pickles and dice the tomato. For the special sauce, stir the ranch, ketchup and mustard together with a spoonful of the chopped pickles. Shred the iceberg into a bowl. Add the potatoes and the beef with its onions, then the cheddar, tomato and the rest of the pickles, and spoon the sauce over the top.

   Let the beef sit off the heat for a minute before it goes on the lettuce, so the lettuce stays crunchy.

Swaps

• Lean ground beef → Lean ground turkey (93%)A little leaner and just as good with the sauce. Cook it to 74°C (165°F).
• Potato → Sweet potatoSweeter and softer. Roast it about 5 minutes less.