Salmon Burgers with Dill Mustard
December 2007
Turn salmon into a tasty herb-seasoned burger.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
- 1 1/2pounds skinless salmon filet, cut into large chunks
- 2 tablespoons capers, chopped
- Grated peel of half a lemon (lemon half reserved for squeezing)
- 1/3cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley (a generous handful)
- 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO
- 1/4 seedless cucumber, chopped
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2cup Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped
- 4 kaiser rolls, split
- 4 red-leaf lettuce leaves
- Using a food processor, coarsely chop the salmon; transfer to a bowl. Mix in the capers, lemon peel, parsley and seafood seasoning and season with salt and pepper. Form into 4 patties.
- Preheat the broiler. In a nonstick skillet, heat the EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the patties and cook for 4 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cucumber, tomatoes and red onion. In another small bowl, mix the mustard with the dill.
- Toast the rolls under the broiler and slather each side with the mustard-dill sauce. Squeeze the lemon half over the cooked burgers. Set a lettuce leaf and burger on each roll bottom and top with tomato-cucumber relish and a roll top.
Tip
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- Add horseradish to the dill mustard.