Burgers are a favorite dish in my house. I love to play with flavor combinations, and burgers make this so easy. Because it’s a burger you can fold anything into it, and top it with anything that will fit inside the bun. Tangy mustard and sweet apricot compliment one another to make a gourmet burger that’s out of this world!
This burger recipe was inspired by the copious number of recipes out there for mustard glazed salmon fillets. Glazes are a fun way to do fillets, but you only get the flavor on the outside of the fish. I guess you could marinade, but I love the intense flavors that I can pack into a burger. It’s also fun to eat messy burgers; I’m all about informal food {wink}.
So does anybody remember all my previous yammerings about needing to eat more fish so that I could plan more fishing trips? I recently had a great fishing trip where we caught some beautiful fish in Lake Michigan! With my freezer restocked, there will be plenty more fish recipes coming your way. Let me know in the comments if there are any specific kinds of recipes you’d like to see! Enjoy!
- 2 salmon fillets (4-6 ounces each), cut into chunks
- ¼ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 TBS whole grain mustard
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 TBS apricot preserves
- 2 whole wheat buns, toasted
- Romaine lettuce, for serving
- Place salmon into a food processor and pulse until ground into small chunks. Mix in bread crumbs through salt. Form into 2 patties.
- Heat a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat (I prefer cast iron). Grease pan and add burgers. Cook until the sides of the burger start to look opaque and gently flip. Cook the other side until the burger is cooked through, 3-5 more minutes.
- Smear 1 TBS apricot preserves onto the top half of each toasted bun. On the bottom half place lettuce leaves, and top with the burger.
Totally awesome recipe!!! I will try making it a beer & apricot reduction:) Will let you kn0w how it goes!
Awesome! Please do post back, apricot beer reduction sounds so good!
That looks fantastic and kid friendly too!
Thanks! I think slider style would be fun for kids too!