A lemony mayo sauce for salmon burgers takes these to the next level. I am not a big fish eater, but my family is, so I had to find a way to serve fish we all liked. These salmon burgers were the perfect solution for us! Serve on hamburger buns with your preferred garnish (lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.).
Ingredients
- salmon: 2 pound (diced)
- yellow onion: 1 piece (diced)
- green bell pepper: 1 piece (diced)
- panko bread crumbs: 0.75 cup
- egg: 1 piece (beaten)
- garlic: 5 clove (minced, divided)
- soy sauce: 1 Tbsp
- lemon juice: 2 tsp (divided)
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- mayonnaise: 1 cup
- basil: 1 tsp (dried)
- Dijon mustard: 1 tsp
- lemon pepper: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Combine salmon, onion, bell pepper, bread crumbs, beaten egg, 3 cloves garlic, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and salt in a large bowl; mix until evenly blended. Shape salmon mixture into 8 equal patties.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook salmon patties in the hot skillet until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
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Whisk together mayonnaise, remaining 2 cloves garlic, remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice, basil, Dijon mustard, and lemon pepper in a medium bowl until well mixed. Serve mayonnaise mixture with salmon patties.
