Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers
This recipe for Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers is a simple and healthy take on your classic cheeseburger! You will love this healthy hamburger recipe that uses organic ground beef and lettuce in place of a bun.
If you're looking for more healthier dinner ideas, check out some of my other favorites like Slow Cooker Pumpkin Stew, Turkey and Lamb Burgers With Dill Sauce, or Organic Meatloaf With Bone Broth.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers
- Ready In: 15 minutes
- Makes: 4 burgers
- Main Ingredients: ground beef, lettuce, avocado, tomato
- Flavor Profile: cheeseburger without the bun
- Dietary Info: gluten free, no seed oils, dairy free option
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: gluten free nostalgic burger!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Healthy Hamburger Recipe: You will love this simple recipe for Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers because this is a healthy hamburger recipe! I love making organic burgers in place of going out as you can eat a better burger with clean ingredients.
- Easy & Clean: In this easy recipe, I use big pieces of Romaine lettuce instead of a traditional bun so this burger is packed with protein!
- Nostalgic: This will satisfy your burger craving when it hits and you don’t have to worry about having buns or making them. But if you prefer a bun, you can always add this to my Soft White Hamburger Buns too!
Ingredients
- Ground Beef: I use organic 85/15 ground beef. But, you can also use a leaner option like 90/10 or a richer option like 80/20.
- Lettuce: I use organic Romaine lettuce leaves. You can also use Iceberg lettuce leaves too. Both of these kinds of lettuce have a nice crisp texture, so they work great for a bun. While Butter lettuce would also work, it's much softer, so it's up to you which you prefer.
- Avocado: I use organic avocado slices. The creaminess of the avocado makes these delicious burgers without cheese. It's best to use larger size avocados so the slices fill the whole burger, but small ones are fine too, you may just need more than if using large avocados.
- Cheese: I don't usually make these with cheese, but my husband always puts cheese on his. He loves classic American (we use Organic Valley!). You can use any kind of cheese you like, or leave it off like I do.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips
- You can use any kind of ground beef, 90/10 for a leaner option or 80/20 if you want a higher fat content, any of these work.
- You can use ground turkey, ground chicken, ground lamb or even a mix of different ground meats too.
- If you want to add a bun, you can do that too! Try it with Organic Brioche Buns With Instant Yeast, Sourdough Pretzel Buns, or you can even make these into small sliders on Honey Butter Dinner Rolls.
- Feel free to use your favorite burger toppings like grilled onions, ketchup, BBQ sauce or spread too.
- If you have extras or you're meal prepping, be sure to store cooked burgers and chopped veggies in separate airtight containers in the fridge. I recommend only cutting avocado before serving so it doesn't brown.
How to Make Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers
- Break each leaf of lettuce in half. Cut the tomatoes into ¼-inch thick slices. Slice avocado into slices (you can use half the avocado or the whole avocado for extra).
- Form burger patties into ¼-pound burgers that are about 5-inches in diameter. Salt and pepper each side.
- In a large skillet, turn heat to medium-high heat and preheat the pan. Once the skillet is hot, place burger patties in the skillet.
- Cook for about 4 minutes per side, flip and cook again on the second side. I like to cook my burgers to medium rare but cook to your liking. Remove from heat. If adding cheese slices, do so now, and allow to melt (trick is to cover with a lid here).
- To assemble: Add two pieces of lettuce for the bottom, place the burger on top, then add the tomato, red onion, pickles, and avocado. Top with the additional two pieces of lettuce.
Recipe FAQ's
I like to use Romaine lettuce. But Iceberg and Butter lettuce also work too. Iceberg will give you a little crispier option and Butter lettuce will be a little softer.
Absolutely! Feel free to add a bun to these if you prefer. I make them both ways, just depends on how I'm feeling. Try my Soft White Hamburger Buns for a healthy homemade bun.
Feel free to add any other burger toppings you want like grilled onions, BBQ sauce, bacon, or more.
Absolutely, you can use any kind of ground meat you like or even a mix.
Use a firmer lettuce, like Romaine or Iceberg. You should also use 2 to 3 leaves as this will help be more bun-like. You can also wrap it parchment paper for eating, like I do here!
I just trim off the stems of the iceberg and cut the leaves in half. Then, you can use a couple leaves to get a thick lettuce wrap bun that consists of both the crunchier part and the more green, a little softer part.
The trick is to cut the avocado right before you plan to serve your burgers. I don't see any need to cut these before, as then you can just assemble and eat. But, if you're setting out a burger bar, you may want to have avocado sitting out longer. In this case, then I recommend brushing the avocado slices with lemon juice.
They are low-carb as there is no bread! I load these with veggies so they are healthier than a plain burger with a bun too!
I don't like making these ahead of time, but if you want to meal prep then I recommend making the burgers and storing in an airtight container separately from everything else. Then, you can slices the veggies and keep those separate as well. I would recommend cutting avocado when you're ready to assemble everything.
Store burgers in an airtight container alone. Then, keep the slices veggies in another container. I recommend only cutting avocado for what you'll eat in the moment, as it's better to store half an avocado in an airtight container than sliced avocado as it will begin to brown. Keep everything in the fridge and you can reheat burgers in the microwave or even in a warm skillet. Then, assemble and they are ready to enjoy again.
Serving Ideas
- Serve with appetizers like Garlic Lime Hummus or Organic Dill Dip With Sour Cream.
- I love serving these with fries like Lemon Herb French Fries, Garlic Lemon Sweet Potato Fries, or Chinese Five Spice Garlic French Fries.
- Serve with a side salad for like Simple Green Salad with Homemade Dressing or Real Simple Corn Salad With Avocado.
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Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 8 large leaves romaine lettuce
- 1 tomato
- 2 avocados
- 4 slices red onion
- 16 sandwich pickles
- 1 pound Organic Prairie Grassfed Ground Beef
- Salt and pepper
- 4 slices Organic Valley American Cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Break each leaf of lettuce in half. Cut the tomatoes into ¼-inch thick slices. Slice avocado into slices (you can use half the avocado or the whole avocado for extra).
- Form burger patties into ¼-pound burgers that are about 5-inches in diameter. Salt and pepper each side.
- In a large skillet, turn heat to medium-high heat and preheat the pan. Once the skillet is hot, place burger patties in the skillet.
- Cook for about 4 minutes per side, flip and cook again on the second side. I like to cook my burgers to medium rare but cook to your liking. Remove from heat. If adding cheese slices, do so now, and allow to melt (trick is to cover with a lid here).
- If adding cheese slices, do so now, and allow to melt (trick is to cover with a lid here).
- To assemble: Add two pieces of lettuce for the bottom, place the burger on top, then add the tomato, red onion, pickles, and avocado. Top with the additional two pieces of lettuce.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- You can use any kind of ground beef, 90/10 for a leaner option or 80/20 if you want a higher fat content, any of these work.
- You can use ground turkey, ground chicken, ground lamb or even a mix of different ground meats too.
- If you want to add a bun, you can do that too! Try it with Organic Brioche Buns With Instant Yeast, Sourdough Pretzel Buns, or you can even make these into small sliders on Honey Butter Dinner Rolls.
- Feel free to use your favorite burger toppings like grilled onions, ketchup, BBQ sauce or spread too.
- If you have extras or you're meal prepping, be sure to store cooked burgers and chopped veggies in separate airtight containers in the fridge. I recommend only cutting avocado before serving so it doesn't brown.
- High Altitude – Follow the recipe as noted.
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