a salmon burger to dress up

I love burgers but usually default to my favorite beef burger recipe when we’re grilling outside. A non-beef eating friend came over on Memorial day so I had an excuse to try out a couple of recipes so she wouldn’t feel left out. So I tinkered and came up with this. The result was delicious and will be a regular dinner and lunch in our house from now on. The leftover, cooked salmon burgers made a great base for salads for lunch the following day and my children loved them broken into noodles with some grated veggies for their dinner too.

I love it when I know a recipe has legs outside of the original, this is going to be added to my ‘little black dress’ file of recipes – ones where the same basic recipe and technique can be used with a variety of swap-ins (accessories) to get different results. I urge you to start thinking about recipes in this way too as it really opens up your options and allows you to get creative. My next plan is to try different flavors to make an Italian style (swap the ginger, coriander, soy and lime for basil, sea salt and lemon zest) and an Indian spiced version (swap the soy for a teaspoon of garam masala).

Salmon burger Ingredients (makes 4 burgers)