Dec 09 2009
Portobello Salmon Burgers
We try to incorporate more fish into our meals, but instead of the usual grilling of fish fillets, we wanted to make something more interesting for our daily diet. We took salmon fillets and threw it in a food processor to rough chop, and added a bunch of seasoning and ingredients to make a mean salmon burger. Our imaginations ran wild with what we had in the kitchen – portobello mushrooms, provolone cheese, arugula, English muffins, chipotle mayo… well, you get the idea. One thing lead to another and we had ourselves quite an eye-popping and gratifying dinner. I think our friends Cecille and Lan can vouch for that. 
We love our new Kitchen Aid food processor! It's so sleek and sexy, don't you think? The efficiency and quietness of this processor is incredible. Anyway, I digress. We used about 5 oz of salmon and chopped it in cubes, then it went into the food processor to mince, but not too minced.
The salmon should have this kind of consistency. In to the mixing bowl, we added 2 chopped green onion, 1 tbsp cilantro, 2 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning, 1 egg white, 4 tbsp panko bread crumbs, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, 1 tbsp fresh basil, and 1 tsp pepper. (We got a little carried away, but everything went well together!). Oh, keep in mind this makes like 8 salmon patties.
Luckily we had some nice Portobello mushrooms in the fridge, so it went perfectly with this burger. Season with some salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil and cook over the stove, flipping it so it cooks evenly, until soft.
We formed 1/2-inch thick patties and cooked it in a frying pan (you can also grill outside if you want to put the effort). Cook about 4 minutes on each side (depending on the thickness).
To complete our masterpiece, we toasted an English muffin, added the salmon patty with melted provolone cheese on top, then layered it with our chipotle mayonnaise we made (we mixed mayo with the Chipotle Garlic Sauce from All Spice Cafe we used for the previous post), tomato, arugula from our backyard, and finally the portobello mushroom. What burger is complete without some fries? Sweet potato fries to be exact!
It's definitely a bit of a challenge working with fish to create a burger, but we successfully managed to make it moist and flavorful, for the sake of our friends who were there to test them!
To view or print-out this recipe, click here: Portobello Salmon Burgers
totally vouching for these–i was craving them the next morning!
Love the patties. nothing beats home made!
Looks yummy. I’m getting hungry just by looking at this!
Oh wow!!! Those look amazingly good. My mouth is watering!
I see you used Old Bay – you oight to enter the giveaway on their Facebook page. I can’t, I am not a Facebook member but this meal. You shoud totally enter!
Looks fantastic. I’m always looking for new salmon recipes. Thanks for sharing!
My mom made something similar to these when I was growing up. I was not fond of bell peppers, and wished she had made them like this. Hers were a little more fried, and she did not know how refined she was
Yours look great. I have some salmon I need to use up and this is a great idea!
This is a elegant alternative to a traditional burger– great way to switch things up!
Scrumptious burgers with salmon and portabellas, yum!
If you want to reduce the carbs, you can use bigger portobello mushrooms and use them to replace the bread. Yum!
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!! Everything, again, everything in this burger is wonderful!
Portobello, arugula, chipotle, English muffin (instead of traditional burger bun), cheese……and the superb meat patty!!!!!!
Cant get anything like that in any burger place!
I just can’t resist mushrooms. And with salmon too? Too much!
Yum, so delicious. I love salmon so much, and this burger looks elegant and succulent.
mmmm, this looks scrumptious! very classy food processor, too.
great recipe and gorgeous photos!
Gosh! I love this. And how cute those burgers are.
Those look so delish! A healthy, flavorful meal =)
I’ve always wanted to try to make my own fish burger and salmon sounds like a great fish to work with for it. This looks great I’ll have to remember it when I get the chance!
i have to say i was lucky enough to be invited for dinner and it was soooo delicious! Thank you again for inviting me…i wish I can have another one right now!
Your new food processor is beautiful! The salmon burgers look really delish. I’m going to have to try these next time I want salmon. My DH isn’t a fan but these may just change his mind!
WOW!! this looks amazing. I haven’t ever tried to make anything close to this (I guess if turkey burgers count I have) but these look incredible!! WOW!
Great idea! Looks so delicious!
FYI – the leftovers are still great the next day!
This is a stellar recipe! It’s so gourmet and a great way to have a burger without feeling guilty.
oh wow this is a fantastic dish with great flavors
Oh yes, that sure is one super sexy food processor. Mine is the opposite of sexy, but it gets the job done I guess. Hmm.
Fantastic burgers!
That looks absolutely delish!
I love salmon, I love burgers! Thank you for this! I was getting tired of cooking fish the same way. Here’s to something different!