I had some salmon in the fridge that had been sitting for a few days and wanted to try some other than plain boring salmon fillets. So I decided to dice it up finely and make some burgers out of it.
- 3/4 pound of fresh salmon
- 1 egg
- Kosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Dice the salmon, but don’t mince it as you want some texture left in the finished burgers. Add egg, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and sesame oil. Mix together and add the breadcrumbs a little at a time. Form 4 burger patties and fry them in olive oil for about 4-5 minutes on each side.
Overall the burgers turned out pretty good and would make a good fish burger with maybe a nice lemon vinaigrette. The sesame oil didn’t add as much flavor as I was hoping for, so I would leave it out next time. To spice it up I would add some fresh herbs next time – maybe some parsley or cilantro and a little garlic. Adding some diced fresh shrimp to the salmon mixture would provide an interesting texture differences.