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Is it Wednesday?
I mean it feels like Tuesday, but word on the street is that is most definitely Wednesday.
You guys, I have started like 10 different paragraphs and then proceeded to delete all of them. My brain is just not thinking properly. Honestly, I do not think it is functioning at ALL today. Ugh.
You know what else?
I am so intimidated by fish. It’s so delicate and um can be rather…..disturbing? I mean it’s scally and just a wee bit smelly. So I tend to avoid fish. I know. I know. Avoid fish, what???
But you know how some people are afraid of yeasted bread dough’s? Well give me some yeast, flour and water and I am in my element. Fish, not so much. Don’t get me wrong I cook it, but always on the grill and either stuffed in a taco shell or eaten over rice.
I think it because growing up, we NEVER ate any fish. Only my dad likes fish. So when its nine against one, while you can guess for yourself how that always turned out.
So I did something crazy and made salmon burgers. Thai Salmon Burgers. With all the fixings. They are INSANE.
The salmon pair’s perfectly with the sweet Thai sauce. Trust me you will not even think about grabbing that overly used red bottle (um, ketchup) all you’ll be saying is pass the sweet Thai sauce.
Thai Salmon Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh, raw salmon (skinless or skin removed)
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 whole wheat buns, toasted
- sauce
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk, lite or regular
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced
- 2 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon -sized knob of ginger, grated
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- slaw
- 2 cups chopped napa cabbage
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients together for the sauce: the sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, coconut milk, brown sugar, garlic cloves, peanut butter, ginger, lime juice, soy sauce and peanut oil. Whisk until combined and fairly smooth. Scoop out about 1/4 cup of the sauce and set it aside. Place the rest in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened. Set aside.
- Add salmon to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it’s somewhat ground. You can also chop the salmon very finely with a sharp knife.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground salmon with the salt, pepper, sliced green onions, panko bread crumbs, egg and 1/4 cup of sauce that you set aside. Mix until just combined, making sure everything is incorporated. The patties can be slightly difficult to put together since they are so "wet". So to cook them, I heated a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, added 1 tablespoon of peanut oil then quickly formed the patties one at a time, placing them in the skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until you can see the edges brown and the salmon becoming opaque so the burgers flip easily. Flip gently but quickly, and cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the burgers are cooked through. The salmon cooks quickly so keep a close eye on them, you dont want a dry burger!
- To make the slaw, quickly throw together the cabbage, carrots and peanuts, tossing well. Add 3-4 tablespoons of the sauce, then toss well to coat. Add additional sauce if desired. Place each burger on a bun and top with a heaping spoonful of the slaw and additional sauce if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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Inspired by Jessica.
Don’t they make your mouth just water?
Love the slaw on top. Totally makes the dish. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures
I love asian influenced salmon dishes. I still have never had a salmon burger, but I kinda sorta think I need this burger right now.
Yum-o! Thanks for sharing at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
OMG! Thai, Salmon, and Burgers are my boyfriends favorite foods. This is perfect-I know what I will be making on Valentine’s Day! You are a fantastic cook and photographer!
Aw thank you so much! I hop you guys enjoy the burgers!
What an interesting take on the typical salmon burger! Thai is a great direction for these and I love your photos, even the buns look amazing!
These sound great! I love Thai flavors in ANYthing… and salmon burgers sound amazing!
Tieghan,
These look amazing! Salmon is one of my favorite fish to eat and I just love salmon burgers. These will definitely be tried. Pinning and sharing on Facebook. Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks
These look delicious. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please link back to us and come back today to vote for your favorites.
I am totally making these tonight with canned salmon, but they will still be good. My husband has been asking about having something with peanut sauce, so he’ll be happy. Thanks for sharing this — I also pinned it!
Thanks for pinning! Let me know how the canned salmon turns out!
Oh YUM! We love salmon (lived in Alaska for 8 years!) and I am wild about Thai food too. So tickled to find this at Weekend Potluck. Printing! Please be sure to leave a link back to the party. Enjoy a great weekend.
I love the Asian spin you put on these salmon burgers! YUM!
These look so delicious! Thank you for sharing at DJ’s Sugar Shack, where I found your link!
I’ve never had a salmon burger, but you make these sound really good! I’m terrible at cooking fish, so this will be good for me 🙂
Cooking fish is so not my thing either! These are super simple!
This sounds really amazIng and right up my alley. I was just telling my husband last night that I have no desire to make something with a whole fish. You know, where the eyes are looking at you?
Whoa thats scarry! You must let me know how that goes!
Oh gosh these look so good! We’ve tried the store bought kind but it didn’t taste so good. I’m looking forward to making these though! Thanks for posting.. found you via Share and Share Link party 🙂