Actually I haven't made it yet but I want to comment about the salmon used. Of course fresh salmon is best and typically the recipes do not specify the salmon species used. I live on the Puget Sound in WA and eat salmon on a regular basis. The most tasty salmon in my opinion are sockeye and chinook. Then silver (coho) and perhaps pink salmon. I would not use chum salmon. I have never tried making a salmon burger but plan on trying the recipe using fresh sockeye which is available now (Aug and Sept.) Sockeye is my favorite. One comment for a salmon burger recipe included "bland." That was probably due to using canned, perhaps pink, salmon.
Salmon Burgers
Photo: Sang An
Yield: 4 servings
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Recipe Time
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10 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calcium: 44mg
- Calories: 670
- Calories from fat: 53%
- Carbohydrate: 24g
- Cholesterol: 225mg
- Fat: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Protein: 52mg
- Saturated fat: 13g
- Sodium: 652mg
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh salmon, skin removed
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs (1 slice white bread, ground in a food processor)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (if cooking on a stovetop)
- 4 brioche buns, toasted
- Tangy Coleslaw
Preparation
- Mince all the salmon, then place half in a large sealable plastic bag and use a flat-surfaced meat pounder or a rolling pin to mash it. Place all the salmon in a large bowl and combine with the egg whites, mustard, bread crumbs, salt, and dill. Form 4 patties, each 3/4 inch thick. Place on a medium-hot grill and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side. (To cook on a stovetop, heat the olive oil in a grill pan over medium heat and cook the patties 5 minutes per side.) Top with Tangy Coleslaw, if desired, and serve on the brioche buns.
Salmon Burgers Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- OCCASION: Summer
- PUBLICATION: Real Simple
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