I love salmon and so many times I forget that there is more to grilling it, steaming it or adding it atop salads. The grocery store often just takes care of all the loose ends for me and sells me their version of a Salmon Burger. I often question what is in that salmon burger recipe and in fact if there is really enough salmon in the recipe to justify calling it a salmon burger.
Preparing my own food has a lot of perks, such as knowing what ingredients are in the recipe. I love having control over how much of an ingredient I can add in, or lessen that is what makes home cooking awesome.
For today’s salmon burger recipe I have eliminated some ingredients and tinkered with this over and over again to get it just right and I believe that we have arrived at the perfectly easy salmon burger recipe that most of you salmon burger lovers crave. Lavishly live food out loud and try out my salmon burger recipe.
Salmon Burger Recipe
Let’s get right to it, with the ingredients.
I used my Ninja Food Processor, or you can use any food processor.
3/4 of a Pound of Fresh Salmon, rinsed. Boneless, Skinless, chunked into pieces.
Then I mixed this grouping of ingredients together:
2 Tbsp of Mayo
2 Tbsp of Dijon Mustard
1 Tsp of Mediterranean salt
1 Tsp of Freshly ground pepper
1 Green onion chopped fine
1 Tbsp of Frank’s Hot Sauce (lessen if you like but it only flavors does not really spike the heat- that ratio of meat to sauce is too low)
At This Point Pulse To Mix
This is what the mixture should look like, it is lightly ‘tacky’ but is waiting for it’s binder the Panko Crumbs. Let’s add those in now.
Add: 1 C of Panko Bread Crumbs
Again, pulse and mix, the crumbs become part of the mixture, you won’t see them, after a few quick pulses.
FORMING THE BURGERS
Once you are all mixed up, it will be one uniform ‘salmon’ pink color and you will take out the blades (carefully) scraping all mixture off the blades, don’t let any of this fabu mix get away.
Place a sheet of foil on your counter, and lightly spray with a nonstick spray, not a lot just enough that the burgers won’t stick.
If your mixture is too sticky, you need more panko, just add them in and process through light pulses, do not over mix.
I simply divided 4 equal spoons of mixture into burgers, shaping edges. I made each burger less than 1/4″ thick all the way around.
On The Grill
It is really important to NOT Overcook these. They are not going to sizzle, or leave off a juice, this is a dry-type mixture. The foil allowed me to flip easily, and there are still grill marks on each side. I grilled at 500 degrees Fahrenheit for a total of 10 minutes, 5 per side and they were fully cooked. I flipped at the 5 minute point, without hesitation.
Serving Suggestion
Chipotle Mayo totally rocks this salmon burger recipe. Serve this up with asparagus, and a delicious torn-romaine and feta salad with lemon dressing, you will LOVE the taste!. If you really want to enhance the burger, lightly grill a bun with a tad of butter across it, to give it a crisp texture that is rich in taste.
Print The Recipe
Ingredients
- Food Processor
- 3/4 of a Pound of Fresh Salmon, rinsed, Boneless, Skinless, chunked into pieces.
- 2 Tbsp of Mayo
- 2 Tbsp of Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tsp of Mediterranean salt
- 1 Tsp of Freshly ground pepper
- 1 Green onion chopped fine
- 1 Tbsp of Frank's Hot Sauce (lessen if you like but it only flavors does not really spike the heat- that ratio of meat to sauce is too low)
- 1 Cup of Panko Bread Crumbs
Instructions
- Place salmon in food processor and pulse a few times.
- Add in the mustard, salt, ground pepper, green onion, hot sauce together and pulse
- The consistency will be a bit 'pasty' or 'tacky'
- Now add in the Panko which is the binder
- Pulse a few times to blend but do not over mix.
- Open lid.
- Remove Blade and scrape for remaining ingredients.
- Divide the mixture into four equal portions
- Place a sheet of foil on your counter, and lightly spray with a nonstick spray, not a lot just enough that the burgers won't stick.
- Grill 5 minutes per side at a pre-heated level of 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Serve immediately and refrigerate leftovers.
Download the printable recipe, bookmark my site, because you will love these and want to make them over and over again! Lavishly live seafood out loud with my salmon burger recipe.
Looks good, we are big salmon lovers in my home. We eat salmon once a week, but I never thought to make a burger out of them.
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Salmon burgers are excellent and the chipotle tops it off !
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These look really good and I’m ready for something a little out of the box after all the traditional meat burgers I’ve had this summer! I bet the Chipotle Mayo is a great match for this!
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Chipotle mayo on a salmon burger sends it over the edge in Food Taste!
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I’m really weird with fish so I’m not sure this is something I could swing. My husband would maybe try it though!
Ha.. My favorite WEIRD Fish story.. ” bought canned salmon, did not pay attention.. it was bone and skin” almost puked when I opened it..Never ever did that again!
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This sounds like a great recipe for salmon burgers. I don’t eat mayo or the mustard but my family does and I know they would love these burgers. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Sure these salmon burgers are so easy to make, honestly the best thing we ever did was stop buying the grocery store garbage premade and made them on their own, I think the PANKO is the reason they are outstanding
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This is good!! I love salmon and we eat it twice a week. I need Moore creative ways to cook it. Thanks!!
I am a salmon lover! This is a nice recipe, I think it is worth to try although I haven’t tried a fish burger before. They look yummy!
I don’t think I’ve made a Salmon Burger before! I think it’s the perfect alternative to meat patties especially if you’re trying to cut down on fatty food. This is amazingly easy to prepare! Awesome!
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I haven’t tried Salmon yet. I am not a huge fan of eating fish unless it is caught fresh. I have no clue how to even purchase good, quality fish at the grocery store.
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Oh yum, I adore salmon, and once had some frozen salmon burgers I really enjoyed, I bet these would be a hit at my house!
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What a great burger recipe to share, Love it. I will have to give it a try. I hear salmon is super good for you!
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Yum looks so good and delicious! my husband is a huge salmon fan, so I’m pretty sure he would really love this one! Will have to try it!
I love salmon. This sounds so good. I can’t wait to make salmon burgers for myself!
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Oh yum! That sounds almost like a salmon patty but without the breading and the deep frying. It sounds delicious.
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These are great when we have a party, and my nephew loves fish. They look really good and healthy for us, Looks like a really easy recipe to do too
I’m a salmon lover too. I had grilled salmon last night. When I was growing up, we’d have salmon patties, but they were made with canned salmon. I love your idea of a salmon burger made with fresh salmon. Looks delicious.
Thanks, I believe in using fresh in anything I cook. I once bought the wrong salmon in a can.. Skin and bones. OH My YUCK.. never got beyond that moment.
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