Recipe: Asian salmon burgers - Serves 4

Ariane Duarte

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless salmon fillet, cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup fresh whole-wheat bread crumbs
• 1 large egg white
• 2 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 4 tablespoons pickled ginger
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 4 whole-wheat buns, toasted
• 1/4 cup baby spinach

Preparation

Put salmon, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, soy sauce, oil, scallions, and 2 tablespoons of the ginger in food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Form into 4 equal (3-inch diameter) patties. Sprinkle tops with sesame seeds.

Heat large nonstick frying pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Put patties sesame-seed-side down in pan. Cook 5 minutes. Flip and cook until done, 5 minutes longer.

Serve burgers on buns and top with spinach and remaining 2 tablespoons pickled ginger.

Recipe: Bison burgers - Serves 4

Ariane Duarte

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground bison or buffalo, preferably grass-fed
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 6 tablespoons hot pepper jelly
• 4 thin slices 2% milk Cheddar (1 oz total)
• 3 tomatoes, sliced

Preparation

Combine bison, Worcestershire, and 2 tablespoons of the jelly. Form into 4 equal (3 1/2-inch diameter) patties.

Heat lightly oiled grill to medium heat. Grill burgers 4 minutes, flip, and top with cheese. Grill 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium-rare. Let burgers stand 5 minutes.

Serve burgers with tomatoes and remaining 4 tablespoons jelly.

Also, in case you are doing turkey burgers, check out this post from Tami for Asian Style Turkey Burgers.

Have a wonderful holiday!!! I will post tomorrow but I wanted to get this out today just in case any of you head out early OR even better, UNPLUG!