This is the best Salmon burger I’ve ever had! It has a crispy crust, a sweet maple glaze, and a glorious dill spread! Oh and bacon! Absolutely mouthwatering! This definitely will be on the top of your burger list! I cooked these in my cast iron skillet, but they would be great on the grill also!
Ingredients:
Makes 2 very large burgers or 4 smaller ones
Dill Spread
- 3 oz of plain Greek yogurt
- 1 oz of cream cheese, softened
- 1 heaping Tbs of fresh dill, chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, grated or finely minced
- pinch of salt
Salmon burgers
- 1 lb of salmon, skin removed
- 1/2 cup of Panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp of smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp of onion powder
- 1/4 tsp of granulated garlic or garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp of kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp of pepper
- 1 Tbs of flour
- 4 pieces of thick cut smoked bacon
- whole wheat burger buns
- baby greens
- 1 tomato, slicedMaple Glaze
- 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbs of grainy mustard
Directions:
Cook the bacon in a large heavy skillet til crispy, remove and set aside. Reserve the bacon grease. To make the dill spread, just mix all spread ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate.
Now, mix up your burgers. Using a very sharp knife, chop the salmon into small pieces and place it in a medium size bowl. Add in the remaining ingredients through the pepper and mix until well combined. Shape the salmon mixture into two large patties or 4 smaller ones.
Sprinkle the patties with flour and press firmly with your fingers.
Stir together the maple syrup and the mustard. Put your buns in the oven to warm at 350° for 5 minutes or so.
Now it’s time to cook the burgers, remove all but 2 tsp of bacon grease from the skillet, turn the heat on high and heat until very hot. Add in the patties, cook on the first side for 4 minutes.
Turn, glaze and cook for 4 more minutes. Turn again, glaze and cook for 2 minutes, turn again, glaze and cook for 2 more minutes or until the patties are beautifully glazed and browned. So that’s about 12 minutes total cooking time. (you may have to turn the heat down a little for last 4 minutes of cooking time)
To assemble, spread the top and bottom buns with a generous amount of dill spread, then place the lettuce, tomato, bacon and the burger on the bottom bun and put the lid on. Bite into that! You’ll see why I said it’s the best salmon burger I’ve ever had!
