Best Sesame Seed Crusted Salmon Burger With Yogurt Sauce Recipes

FRESH SALMON BURGERS WITH LEMON-YOGURT SAUCE

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These are a little like crab cakes, but they're made with fresh salmon and grilled. The secret to juicy (not pasty!) salmon burgers is to chop the salmon coarsely with a knife.

Provided by RuthE

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Fish Cake Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds salmon filet, skin and pin bones removed
2 eggs, beaten
⅔ cup finely chopped parsley
¼ cup finely chopped green onions
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup plain dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 brioche buns, split and toasted
2 cups fresh arugula

Steps:

Chop salmon into 1/8- to 1/4-inch pieces. Transfer to a bowl with 2 eggs, 2/3 cup parsley, 1/4 cup green onions, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, bread crumbs, seafood seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; mix together with your hands. Divide into 8 equal portions and pat into 3 1/2-inch patties (1/2 inch thick). Chill, covered, at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Stir together yogurt, mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons parsley, 2 tablespoons green onion, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
Preheat an outdoor grill to medium heat (325 degrees F to 375 degrees F).
Brush patties with oil. Oil grate. Grill patties, turning carefully, until cooked through and a thermometer inserted in center of each patty registers 160 degrees F, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve on buns with sauce and arugula.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.1 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 145.1 mg, Fat 20.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 37.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 792.7 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

SALMON BURGERS WITH GINGER-WASABI MAYO AND SESAME-CRUSTED FRENCH FRIES

Salmon Burgers with Ginger-Wasabi Mayo and Sesame-Crusted French Fries image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 sack (16 to 18 ounces) crispy-style frozen French fries
4 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 1/2 pounds fresh salmon fillet, pin bones and skin removed
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3-inch piece of fresh ginger, minced or grated
3 tablespoons tamari (dark aged soy sauce, found on the international aisle)
2 scallions, white and green parts, chopped
1/2 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
2 teaspoons sesame oil (eyeball it)
2 teaspoons grill seasoning, such as McCormick's Montreal Steak Seasoning, or 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt (eyeball it)
Coarse black pepper
1 tablespoon light-in-color oil, such as canola, safflower, or peanut oil
1/2 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons wasabi paste
Juice of 1 lime
4 sesame kaiser rolls, split and toasted
Red leaf lettuce, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat the oven according to the package directions for the fries.
Spread the French fries out on a cookie sheet and cook according to the package directions. Three minutes before the fries are finished cooking, remove them from the oven, sprinkle with the sesame seeds, toss with a spatula to coat, and return to the oven to finish cooking and to toast the sesame seeds.
Cube the salmon into bite-size pieces and place in a food processor. Pulse the processor to coarse-grind the salmon; it should take on the consistency of ground beef or turkey. Transfer the salmon to a bowl and combine with the garlic, three fourths of the ginger, the tamari, scallions, red bell peppers, sesame oil, grill seasoning, and black pepper. Form 4 large patties, 1 1/2 inches thick. Drizzle the patties on both sides with the oil. Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add the salmon burgers, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side for well done.
While the salmon burgers are cooking, prepare the ginger-wasabi mayo. In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, wasabi paste, lime juice, and the remaining ginger.
Spread the ginger-wasabi mayonnaise on the buns. Top with a salmon burger and red leaf lettuce and set the bun tops in place. Serve with the sesame-crusted French fries.