Burgers don’t have to be only made from meat, fish is a great lighter alternative. These juicy salmon burgers are favoured with the fun and vibrant flavours of Mexico and are perfect in a burger bun with your favourite toppings or even on their own with sweet potato fries and a side salad.
Salmon has to be one of my favourite fishes, even though it’s much lighter than eating a steak it still has that robust meaty texture about it. Plus, it’s lovely flavour lends itself well to so many cuisines. I love it flaked in a creamy sauce and served with pasta, marinated in a sweet chilli sauce served with stir fried vegetables or simply flaked through my salad for lunch. The possibilities are endless. Recently, I’ve loved making burgers with salmon and experimenting with different flavours.
Mexican food, don’t you just love it? It just reminds me of sunshine, carnivals and fun. Right now we’re right in the middle of a mega heat wave here in the UK. Sadly we’ve only had one BBQ so far this summer, but now the weather has turned a corner I can see a lot more on the horizon and these salmon burgers are sure to feature.
- 500 g skinless salmon fillets about 5 fillets
- 100 g /1 cup sweet corn
- 100 g /1/2 cup gluten free bread crumbs
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 8 Peppadew Hot Piquante Peppers chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- 1 sachet of taco seasoning
- juice of 1/2 a lime
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Gently chop the salmon fillets into small chunks and add to a bowl with all the other ingredients.
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Stir together until well combined and portion the salmon mixture into 6 burgers. Allow to rest in the fridge for 10-20 minutes.
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If cooking on the hob, heat a little oil in a pan and cook the burgers on each side until golden brown or just cooked through - about 5 minutes on each side. These cook perfectly on the BBQ, grill or baked in the oven.
Add more breadcrumbs if you feel that the mixture is too wet.
These burgers are seriously juicy and full of Mexican zing from the spices, lime and coriander. The sweetness comes from the added corn and the Peppadew Hot Piquante Peppers that I just seem to be throwing in everything these days. They add a subtle sweetness but also a spicy heat too – go try them if you haven’t picked up a jar yet!
I like to serve these burgers on a brioche bun with lettuce, red onion and my avocado salsa. On the side are always sweet potato wedges because, well, they just go so well with everything and I’m a bit obsessed!
Have you had the BBQ out yet? What are you favourite things to add to a burger?
*Recipe commissioned by Peppadew, but all opinions are my own.
These look simply scrumptious! Love salmon, so versatile and tasty.
Thank you!
These look amazing! I have a BBQ this weekend so might make these instead if my usual burgers – thanks for sharing x
Hope you enjoy your BBQ at the weekend and like these salmon burgers if you try them. 🙂
This dish looks delicious. Perfect all year round and especially this week. Being a pescetarian I’m going to need to print this out and try – thank you x
These are perfect for you then! 🙂
We love Mexican food on our house a lot. So spicy.
We love it here too!
I’m always looking for salmon recipes and this is genius. My wife’s a Scot so this is her favourite fish and finding ways to make it interesting can be a challenge sometimes.
There is so much that you can do with salmon, such a versatile fish!
Wow I’ve never come across a salmon burger before what a great idea! And packed with so many veggies too. Did you just make burgers a HEALTH food?! Bravo 🙂
They’re really great and much lighter than a meaty burger.
I never think to use salmon as a burger, but this looks incredible and delicious. x
Thank you!
I’ve never tried salmon burgers but they sound gorgeous and I like how they are healthier than traditional burgers.
Thank you! They’re definitely much lighter than meatier versions.
this looks so, so good! I like the sound of the salsa too, just my thing!
We love salmon burgers, as they are always nice a light. A great way to sneak some piquante peppers in too 🙂
These look delicous I love salmon and never thought of making salmon burgers.
Thank you! 🙂
I need to share this recipe with my husband, he loves salmon.
This would be a great one for him then! 🙂
I’m a huge fan of salmon but never tried making salmon burgers. Will have to try this!
Oh, it’s a lovely alternative way to use it.
Oh my goodness these look and sound amazing! Definitely bookmarking this page. x
Thanks Amy!
I only ever once had salmon and I didn’t like it and it put me off having it ever again! But these look nice and something I would try!
This may be the recipe to covert you! 😉
Oh my God! These look absolutely amazing. Will definitely give these a try. I’ve been searching everywhere for simple, but healthy recipes. Thank you!
Yay! I hope you give them a whirl.
These look so delicious! I’ve made salmon burgers before but I’ll have to give these a try as I love roasted red peppers – I’m currently OBSESSED with roasting Mediterranean veg! I haven’t had a barbecue yet this year – the perks of living in a flat eh – but it’s totally the weather for it right now!
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We’ve only had one BBQ so far this year, but we haven’t really had the weather for it until recently. It’s been gorgeous!!!
These look delicious and something totally different from a normal burger.
Thank you!
Oh these sound amazing. I think my family would really like them. I know, for sure, they’d like the peppers!
The piquante peppers really make this burger special.
These sound incresdible, definitely going to pass the recipe over to my parents for when they do the next BBQ x
Lovely! I hope you all like them if you decide to make them.
These look amazing. I love salmon but never tried it in a burger
Oh I love the sound of this, I bet the lime and coriander go perfectly with the salmon!
yum, love this. Salmon is def one of my favs too.
Oooh these sound lush! Love salmon.
I’ve had a few BBQs already this year thankfully – I love chicken skewers and chicken thighs. And ribs of course but they’re tricky to do on a BBQ.
I’ve got a BBQ planned in a couple of weeks with my friends which should be really good as my friend who mans the show is literally a BBQ king.
Never heard of salmon burgers before, may need to be the bbq out and try it.
I’m not a salmon fan (I have no idea why?!) but the kids love it and they are really into home-made burgers and BBQ stuff for picnics 🙂
That looks so tasty. I know my partner would really love these
I’ve never tried a salmon burger before but I adore this kind of fish so think I’d love these! xxx
Oh I do like Salmon and these sound amazing! Must try these out.
I love your take on a fish burger!! I love taco seasoning! I cant wait to try your recipe! Beautiful photos! 😀
These burgers look so good with those Mexican flavours! I think chilli, lime and coriander is one of my favourite combinations and I’m sure it’s beautiful here with the salmon.
These sounds wonderful – Love the colours of the added veg. Salmon is such a child friendly fish too – and every child likes burgers, right?
These sound and look amazing – so much colour!
These look amazing, I’d love to try a veggie alternative
Oh I so agree about using different protein on my burger, especially loving your Mexican salmon patty. YUM! Going to the freezer now to pull out some salmon. Thanks for the inspiration.
These look absolutely yummy! I have earmarked them to try soon as I think they will be perfect summer burgers
These look delicious – perfect for this gorgeous weather we’re having right now. The salsa looks really good too!
I love using Peppadews in Tex Mex recipes – such an easy way to add that lovely sweet and spicy flavour!
I really struggle with Samon but these look yummy and really tastey
Thank you!
No one is a big fan of salmon in our house, but these do look really bright and healthy. Would give them a try, but use a different type of fish