Salmon Burgers

I had seen Paula Deen make this recipe a while back and thought that it would be one I'd actually try. It was one of her recipes that wasn't actually dripping in butter!

We make burgers all the time in the spring and summer, but never out of salmon. I had some salmon fillets in the freezer that needed to be used, so I decided to whip these burgers up for dinner this past week. They were a breeze to throw together and a nice change from our typical "winter fare". The original recipe serves 8, so I cut the recipe in half. The changes are reflected below.

Salmon Burgers

Ingredients
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup green onions, diced
8 T panko bread crumbs
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound salmon fillets, skinned and finely chopped
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
Mayonnaise
4 kaiser rolls
lettuce leaves
tomato slices

red onion slices

Directions
In a medium bowl, combine peppers, panko, garlic, and salmon.
In a small bowl, combine egg, soy sauce, lemon juice, and salt; add to pepper mixture, tossing gently to combine. Form mixture into 4 patties.
Lightly coat a grill pan or skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Grill or cook patties, 5 minutes per side, or until desired degree of doneness. Spread Mayonnaise evenly over toasted buns. Top each with a lettuce leaf, tomato slice, onion slice and salmon patty. Cover with tops of buns.

Source: burgers adapted from Paula Deen via Food Network