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Lemon dill salmon burgers

Lemon dill salmon burgers

By Ryan Ma
20’ Prep time
12’ Cook time
32’ Total time
420 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

This is the most delicious salmon burger recipe made with flakey salmon, fresh lemon, and dill. each patty is packed with 32g of protein and uses fresh salmon instead of canned, making them so juicy and tender. grill them, pan-fry them, or bake them!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First, place all ingredients for sriracha aioli into a small bowl and mix well. Place into the refrigerator for later.
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Step 2

Next, remove skin and debone salmon. Then, cut it into chunks. Place salmon chunks into a high-speed food processor.
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Step 3

Cover food processor and slowly pulse salmon until it is ground (similar to ground chicken).
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Step 4

Next, add lemon zest, shallot, fresh garlic, dill, salt, pepper, and almond meal to the food processor and slowly pulse ingredients together until all ingredients are combined.
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Step 5

Remove the blade from the food processor and evenly separate salmon mixture into four equal parts and create patties with your hands. They should be around 1.5  inches thick*.
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Step 6

On the Grill- Preheat your grill to 400ºF. Place a piece of tin foil on the grill and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Place salmon patties on the grill and cover. Grill for 4-6 minutes, flip, and let cook for another 4-6 minutes. Remove from heat.
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Step 7

On the Stove- Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and spray with olive oil cooking spray. When olive oil is fragrant, place salmon patties in the pan and cover. Let cook for 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
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Step 8

In the Oven- Line a baking sheet with tin foil and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Place salmon patties on baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 400ºF flipping burger patties halfway through.
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Step 9

According to the FDA, the internal temperature of salmon should be at least 145ºF. Our recommendation would be to take the burgers off of the heat source at 140ºF and let them sit for 5 minutes. They will continue to cook after removing them from the heat.
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Step 10

Serve salmon patties on a bun or in butter lettuce with aioli and your favorite toppings!

Tips and Warnings

  • The aioli is about 1 tablespoon per burger, so if you want more, double the recipe.
  • *Nutrition includes salmon burger, aioli, and micro greens and red onion toppings. Nutrition does not include a bun.

Ingredient

  • Burger buns
    Burger buns
    4
  • Microgreens
    Microgreens
    1
  • Lemon juice
    Lemon juice
    7.39 ml
  • Lemon zest
    Lemon zest
    14.79 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    1.23 ml
  • Pepper
    Pepper
    1.23 ml
  • Sriracha
    Sriracha
    4.93 ml
  • Sliced red onion
    Sliced red onion
    1
  • Cream cheese
    Cream cheese
    29.57 ml
  • Finely ground almond meal
    Finely ground almond meal
    59.15 ml
  • Fresh chopped dill
    Fresh chopped dill
    14.79 ml
  • Fresh minced dill
    Fresh minced dill
    59.15 ml
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    14.79 ml
  • Minced shallot
    Minced shallot
    44.36 ml
  • Nonfat greek yogurt
    Nonfat greek yogurt
    78.85 ml
  • Salmon
    Salmon
    60.33 kg

Nutrition Facts

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