Salmon Burger Sliders
Packed with lots of texture and flavor, these mini salmon burgers are perfect for picnics, backyard gatherings and summer parties. Such an easy crowd-pleaser!
It’s no secret, I’m a huge salmon fan. But I have to admit, for the longest time, my only cooking method for salmon was baking it. Then, this happened. Another super easy, super flavorful way to incorporate salmon into my weekly menu. Yay!
From those salmon meatballs, I slowly migrated into making salmon burgers. Equally effortless, just as flavorful (if not more), and light and healthy! And what’s better way to serve these burgers than in a cute slider form, right?
Fresh avocado spread, juicy tomato slices, toasted buns, and salmon burger, infused with Asian flavors, all make these sliders outrageously delicious! So much flavor, so much texture, and so many cute little sliders to serve.
The salmon burgers have mild red onion, aromatic herbs, like cilantro and dill. And garlic, soy sauce and sesame oil also add ton of flavor, while Panko helps to keep the burgers nice and moist.
Once the burgers are cooked, they freeze quite nicely too. Great way to prep for your weekday dinner, or make ahead for a large party.
Oh, and I absolutely adore the avocado topping. A few avocados smashed with sour cream and squirt of Sriracha for a little bite. Lemon juice brightens up the flavors, and helps the spread stay bright green longer.
And toasting the slider buns create deliciously crispy texture. Don’t even think about skipping that step.
Did I say these sliders are perfect for summer picnics and backyard gatherings? I made these for our recent fishing trip and it was a huge hit.
Next time, I’m grilling these babies. I think it’d be fantastic too!
Hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading.
Salmon Burger Sliders
Packed with lots of texture and flavor, these mini salmon burgers are perfect for picnics, backyard gatherings and summer parties. Such an easy crowd-pleaser!
Yield: 14 sliders
Cook Time:30 min
Total Time:60 min
Ingredients:
For Salmon Burgers:
- ½ small red onion (about 45gr), roughly cut
- ½ cup tightly packed cilantro
- 24oz (700gr) salmon fillet, skinless
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup (20gr) Panko
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon fresh dill, or dill paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For Avocado Spread:
- 3 avocados
- 1/3 cup (85gr) sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Sriracha to taste
- 14 slider buns
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
Directions:
- In the food processor, pulse the onion and cilantro until finely chopped. Add salmon, egg, Panko, dill, sesame oil and soy sauce. Process until smooth and well combined.
- Form the mixture into 14 patties (about ¼ cup of mixture for each patty).
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the patties until fully cooked, about 4 minutes on each side. At this point, cooked salmon burgers can be frozen. (See notes below.)
- Cut each slider buns horizontally and spread the butter on each half. After the salmon burgers are cooked, place the buns buttered side down and toast until nice and golden, 1-2 minutes.
- Cube the avocado into small cubes. Add sour cream, lemon juice and Sriracha. Using a fork, mix everything, smashing the avocado slightly.
- To assemble the sliders, place the salmon burger on the bottom toasted bun, put a slice of tomato and top with creamy avocado mixture. Then place the top of the bun and serve immediately.
For step-by-step photos and additional notes, read the post above.
Cooked salmon burger freeze nicely. Cool the cooked burgers and place them in ziplock bag. Freeze for up to 1 month. To thaw, arrange the burgers on a plate and microwave.
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This recipe was originally published on May 18th, 2015.
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Love this recipe! I just made salmon patties not that long ago…I want to try your recipe too!! It looks delicious! And your photos are gorgeous!
Hi Shinee! These look REALLY good and remind me of our Indulge PDX dinner. 🙂 It was a lot of fun meeting you and I love the theme of your blog!
Oh, these look wonderful- no wonder they are our most viewed at Treasure Box Tuesday this week! Thank you for linking up with us, Shinee! 🙂
I’m absolutely going to try this out. We love cooking salmon and what a great combo for a salmon burger without turning it into a salmon salad with a ton of mayo. AND an avocado spread topping. Yum!
Thank you, Patty! Hope you give it a try. 🙂
I saw these at FoodieFriDIY and just had to come to see more. Wow, these are amazing and your photos are gorgeous. I love a good salmon burger and these ingredients sound perfect. Great recipe!
Aww, thank you so much, Robyn! You’re so sweet.
Sign me up for one of these!! Oh my, do they look amazing! 🙂
Cathy
Thank you, Cathy!
These look really good. I hope to try them this summer. Thanks fro sharing your recipe.
Thank you, Theresa! 🙂
Oh! those are a must make. Great concept and love the ides of adding fresh Avocado Spread.
Yeah, avocado spread is like icing on the cake. 🙂 Thanks, Quinn.
These sound amazing! My mom used to make salmon patties when I was growing up. These sound like a fresher, more flavorful version of that, and I love the idea of serving them as sliders. Pinning this so I can try it sometimes. I love dill, cilantro and sesame oil put never would have thought of combining them!
Thank you, Rachel. Hope you enjoy it. 🙂
These sound delicious – what a great idea. Will have to try this. Found you at Link Party Palooza.
Thank you, Sarah!
these burgers look incredible! definitely trying these!
Thank you, Tianna!
Delicious! I could eat them all in one sitting!!
Thanks, Nicole!
These look amazing Shinee! How perfect for summer. Also, that avocado spread… yum. Pinned!
Thank you, Olivia!
I’m equally obsessed between the salmon burgers and the avocado spread you lay out here! Thanks for an awesome recipe Shinee!
Thank you, Cyrus!
So many great flavors packed in here! Can’t wait to try!
Thank you, Kelly!
This looks so good- I love salmon burgers and making them in slider form is even better!
Thank you, Arman!
These are so creative! Pinning for sure!
Thanks, Ashley!
Found some salmon last year and have no idea what to do with it so this was perfect. it looks amazing! 🙂
Great. Glad you can put those salmon to a good use. 🙂 Thank you!
Yummy, Shinee! What a healthy burger idea. I’m always trying to incorporate more fish into my diet, and this looks like the perfect way. They remind me of my mom’s “salmon cakes” which are sort of like crab cakes but obviously made with salmon. I love those so I can imagine I would love these burgers too! 🙂
Yes, healthy it is! Thanks, Beeta!