These Lemon Dill Salmon Burgers are savory, delicious and packed with protein and healthy omega 3s.
Jazz up a weeknight dinner or wow your dinner guests tonight by using salmon!
How to Make Salmon Burgers
I hope you’re about to make these salmon burgers because you WILL NOT be disappointed. They’re a great way to jazz up a weekday meal or impress your next dinner party.
Step 1: Mix Up Sriracha Aioli
First, place all ingredients for the sriracha aioli into a small bowl and mix well. If your cream cheese is especially chilled, soften on the counter or in the microwave before mixing together sriracha aioli. Place into the refrigerator for later.
Step 2: Prep Salmon
Next, remove skin and debone salmon. Then, cut it into chunks and place salmon chunks into a high-speed food processor.
Step 3: Food Process + Season
Cover food processor and slowly pulse salmon until it is ground (similar to ground chicken).
Next, add lemon zest, shallot, fresh garlic, dill, salt, pepper, and almond meal to the food processor and slowly pulse ingredients together until all ingredients are combined.
Step 4: Make Salmon Patties
Remove the blade from the food processor and evenly separate salmon mixture into four equal parts and create patties with your hands. They should be around 1.5 Â inches thick.
Step 5: Cook Burgers Your Way!
On the Grill: Turn grill on and heat to 400ºF. Place a piece of tin foil on the grill and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Place salmon patties on the grill and cover. Grill for 4-6 minutes, flip, and let cook for another 4-6 minutes, and then remove from heat.
On the Stove: Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and spray with olive oil cooking spray. When olive oil is fragrant, place salmon patties in the pan and cover. Let cook for 4-6 minutes on each side, and then remove from heat.
In the Oven: Line a baking sheet with tin foil and spray with olive oil cooking spray, and place salmon patties on baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 400ºF flipping burger patties halfway through.
Temperature
The internal temperature of the salmon burgers should be at least 130ºF. Our recommendation would be to take the burgers off of the heat source at 130ºF and let them sit for 5 minutes.
They will continue to cook after removing them from the heat, but if you prefer a more well-cooked salmon burger, let salmon burgers cook until the internal temperature reaches 145ºF.
Step 6: Enjoy!
Serve salmon patties on a bun or in butter lettuce with aioli and your favorite toppings!
Sriracha Aoili
This sriracha aioli is the perfect sauce pairing for these salmon burgers, and you only need a few ingredients to pull it together:
- Nonfat Greek yogurt
- Cream cheese
- Sriracha
- Lemon juice
- Fresh chopped dill
We’ve found it’s easiest to mix up this sriracha aioli first and then let it chill in the fridge as you prep and cook your salmon burgers. Plus, we’re betting you’ll want to make a double or triple batch to use as dipping sauce for everything from sweet potato tater tots to chicken tenders to veggie sticks.
Topping Ideas
We topped these salmon burgers with thinly sliced red onion and micro greens, but feel free to get creative and top your salmon burgers with whatever your little heart desires, like:
- Tomato slices
- Bib lettuce
- Arugula
- White onion
- Swiss cheese
More Salmon Recipes
- Sous Vide Salmon
- Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon
- Maple Ginger Baked Salmon
- Smoked Salmon Breakfast Frittata
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Salmon Burgers Recipe Video
Lemon Dill Salmon Burger
Meet the burgers of your dreams! These Lemon Dill Salmon Burgers with sriracha aioli are savory, delicious and packed with protein and healthy omega 3s. Jazz up a weeknight dinner or wow your dinner guests tonight. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Sriracha Aioli
- 1/3 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
Lemon Dill Salmon Burgers
- 1.33 lbs. salmon, skinned and deboned
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup fresh minced dill
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup finely ground almond meal
Optional Toppings + Fixings
- 4 burger buns
- Sliced red Onion
- Microgreens
Instructions
- First, place all ingredients for sriracha aioli into a small bowl and mix well. Place into the refrigerator for later.
- Next, remove skin and debone salmon. Then, cut it into chunks. Place salmon chunks into a high-speed food processor.
- Cover food processor and slowly pulse salmon until it is ground (similar to ground chicken).
- Next, add lemon zest, shallot, fresh garlic, dill, salt, pepper, and almond meal to the food processor and slowly pulse ingredients together until all ingredients are combined.
- Remove the blade from the food processor and evenly separate salmon mixture into four equal parts and create patties with your hands. They should be around 1.5 Â inches thick*.
- On the Grill- Turn grill on and heat to 400ºF. Place a piece of tin foil on the grill and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Place salmon patties on the grill and cover. Grill for 4-6 minutes, flip, and let cook for another 4-6 minutes. Remove from heat.
- On the Stove- Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and spray with olive oil cooking spray. When olive oil is fragrant, place salmon patties in the pan and cover. Let cook for 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
- In the Oven- Line a baking sheet with tin foil and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Place salmon patties on baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 400ºF flipping burger patties halfway through.
- The internal temperature of the salmon burgers should be at least 130ºF. Our recommendation would be to take the burgers off of the heat source at 130ºF and let them sit for 5 minutes. They will continue to cook after removing them from the heat. If you prefer a more well cooked salmon burger, let salmon burgers cook until the internal temperature reaches 145ºF.
- Serve salmon patties on a bun or in butter lettuce with aioli and your favorite toppings!
Tips & Notes
- The aioli is about 1 tablespoon per burger, so if you want more, double the recipe.
- *Nutrition includes salmon burger, aioli, and micro greens and red onion toppings. Nutrition does not include a bun.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 recipe Calories: 222 Sugar: 3 Sodium: 602 Fat: 7 Carbohydrates: 9 Fiber: 3 Protein: 32 Cholesterol: 69Keywords: salmon burgers
What can be substituted for the almond meal if you have a tree nut allergy?
Hi! You can try a few tablespoons of all-purpose or white whole wheat flour!
What a gorgeous, colorful recipe! So tasty, too!
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Can you use canned salmon for this recipe? thanks!
That should work!
Such a great recipe. My family is going to love this. Cannot wait to make this at home. Thank you for sharing!
FFF for the win! This recipe is amazing!! Amazing texture (I honestly couldn’t tell the difference between this and a beef burger), the spices / flavor are perfect, and the sauce is the perfect garnish! We will definitely be adding this to the rotation (we’re now a FFF Family four days a week)!
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