This bierock salad is a Germany-meets-Midwest salad bowl tribute to the hyper-regional handheld sandwich. Ground beef, sauerkraut, cabbage, and easy, yeasty croutons put the bierock in a salad bowl.

Buttock Salad
Servings: 8

1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 cup diced onions
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 frozen yeast rolls, or more as desired, such as Sister Schubert®
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons Everything But the Bagel seasoning, divided
1 (14.4 ounce) can sauerkraut, drained
4 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet, breaking it up into small pieces, 1 to 2 minutes. Add onions and Worcestershire sauce. Cook and stir until beef is browned and onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Set frozen yeast rolls on a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until browned, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Cut cooled rolls into crouton-sized pieces. Melt butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. Place bread pieces into a bowl and pour melted butter evenly over the top. Sprinkle buttered roll pieces with 1 tablespoon Everything seasoning. Shake bowl to distribute seasoning and butter evenly. Spread bread pieces on the prepared baking sheet.


Bake croutons in the preheated oven until croutons are dry and crunchy, about 5 minutes.


To assemble salad, place drained sauerkraut in the bottom of a large bowl. Add cabbage, vinegar, sugar, mustard, remaining 1 tablespoon Everything seasoning, and shredded Cheddar. Mix in cooled hamburger mixture until well combined.

Serve in individual bowls and top with croutons.

Nutrition Facts
Calories 251
Total Carbohydrate 32g Dietary Fiber 4g Total Sugars 17g Protein 11g Total Fat 9g Saturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 36mg Vitamin C 37mg Sodium 1672mg Calcium 103mg Iron 3mg Potassium 423mg