Salmon burgers with avocado salsa

Recipes / Fish

Burgers don’t have to be meaty. Try this fresh-tasting salmon burger instead, topped with avocado salsa. You can still add layers of tomato, lettuce and beetroot if you like.

Recipe «Salmon burgers with avocado salsa» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 600g fresh organic salmon or ocean trout fillet, skinned, pin-boned, 1 eschalot, finely chopped, 1 tbsp finely chopped dill or flat-leaf parsley, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 small eggwhite , 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 English muffins, split in half, 1 cup watercress sprigs , 2 ripe avocados, flesh chopped, 2 tbsp lime juice, plus lime wedges to serve, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 long green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 600g fresh organic salmon or ocean trout fillet, skinned, pin-boned 
  • 1 eschalot, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped dill or flat-leaf parsley 
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • 1 small eggwhite 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 English muffins, split in half 
  • 1 cup watercress sprigs 
  • 2 ripe avocados, flesh chopped 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice, plus lime wedges to serve 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 1 long green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 

Instructions

  1. Roughly chop the salmon into large pieces and place in the bowl of a food processor with the eschalot, dill or parsley, Dijon mustard, eggwhite, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pulse very briefly, only 3-4 times, until the fish is very roughly chopped but not pureed.
  2. Divide the mixture into 4 and, with wet hands, form into large patties. Place on a tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes to help them ‘set’.
  3. Meanwhile, for the avocado salsa, place all the ingredients, except the lime wedges, in a bowl and gently combine.
  4. Heat the olive oil in a large frypan over medium heat. Sear the burgers for 1-2 minutes each side, turning carefully, until cooked to your liking.
  5. Meanwhile, lightly toast the muffin halves. Top each with watercress, a salmon patty and a spoonful of avocado salsa. Serve with lime wedges.