Chipotle Salmon Burgers
Baked fillets are not the only way to get your salmon fix. Spicy, smokey chipotle salmon burgers with a cool cilantro lime aioli are a healthy and flavorful new way to enjoy salmon.
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon fillets skin removed
- ½ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup red onion roughly chopped
- 3 oz chipotles in adobo about half a can
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil for frying
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 3 tbsp cilantro chopped
- 4 hamburger buns toasted
For Garnish
- romaine or bibb lettuce
- red onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cut salmon into large chunks. Add to a food processor with cilantro, onion, chipotles, and garlic. Pulse until the everything has broken down into small pieces. Not quite a paste, but smaller pieces than a dice.
- Add eggs, bread crumbs and salt and pepper to the salmon, mix to incorporate.
- Form the salmon mixture into 4 equal sized patties and fry over medium high heat in a pan with olive oil, about 5 minutes per side, or until a golden brown crust has formed. If you are worried about the inside cooking through, you can cover with a lid after the first flip, or place the patties in a 350° oven for an additional 5 minutes after frying.
- Meanwhile, mix together mayo, cilantro and lime juice, and toast hamburger buns.
- To assemble, top the bottom bun with a pattie, cilantro mayo, lettuce, onions (and other toppings of choice), and the top bun. Serve immediately