It’s officially winter. It has snowed twice as of now. You know what that means? Depression. Kidding, I don’t really get depressed. That’s a lie. But I do hate the snow, because it’s cold and wet, and I’d rather be able to see the ground while running on it. Minimus shoes don’t fair that well in the snow. At all. And my car doesn’t exactly love the snow either. Especially since my car door locks were frozen shut this morning. I literally can’t even get the key in. Either side. So I’m drinking the crap out of coffee, while on the couch, waiting for a glimmer of sunshine to poke through, so I can’t actually drive somewhere. How stupid is that? Ugh, I need a garage.
So I tried Ethiopian food last night. Absolutely not paleo. Have you ever tried it? It’s very interesting. You eat everything with your hands, which I was totally down with especially since I showered that day. Then you scoop all the random food with sponge bread. Yes, sponge bread. That’s the only way to describe it. The bread is like a crepe but with an eff ton of eggs to make it holey and puffy. Like a sponge. Get my flow? Cool. I also ate lentils and split peas. Meh. I don’t get why people get such a thrill out of those foods. The best part was either the chicken, lamb, or cabbage. My body is doing just fine this morning though. Thought life might suck and I might be spending my day in pain….and in the bathroom….but that’s a negative. Normal morning.
Now that we’ve talked about my bowel movements, let’s move onto food. I bought a huge slab of salmon the other day and decided salmon burgers were in order. I’ve never made salmon burgers, but they turned out pretty good. Tasted like a tuna or crab cake. But with salmon. Makes sense, right? I ate the salmon burger with broccoli. Huge surprise. I really should mix it up. But broccoli is really cheap…especially when you break the stems off. And leave them in a huge pile at the grocery store. I’m sure shoppers appreciate that.
Cilantro Salmon Burgers with a Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the patties–
- 1lb salmon, skin removed
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 3 stalks celery, chopped small (yes, small)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon green onions
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
For the vinaigrette–
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 limes, juices squeezed
- 1/2 lemon, juices squeezed
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Pull out your food processor. If you don’t have one, good luck. Life is just not quite as fun without one. Add all your patty ingredients to the food processor, except for the celery. Once everything is mixed, fold in the chopped celery.
- Make patties however big you want.
- Place on hot, greased skillet and cook on both sides for about 3-5 minutes or until cooked through.
- While the salmon burgers are cooking, make the vinaigrette.
- Add all vinaigrette ingredients to the food processor. Taste to perfect! Add salt if needed.
- Top burgers off with vinaigrette.
I am going to try to make this a Salmon Loaf for my wife for Mothers Day. Will have to sub coconut flour and I have some coconut flour pancakes and bet I can crumble and toast to help bind it…..rest will follow as you have listed, and the vinaigrette will be the glaze for the top…now I am hungry….
This turned out AMAZING,only thing i did different from the listed process, was put it in a loaf pan. Cooked it for about 55 min or until the center was 140ish, then i took it out and used the convection broil setting to brown up the outsides. Wife loved it!!!!! Thanks so much!
These were. So delicious… my kids loved them
This might be a silly question… but do you use raw or cooked salmon? I’m new to fish but willing to give this a try!
You could honestly use either, raw would just have to cook a little longer, cooked- short amount of time
Delicious!!!!! Juli, you are a superstar!
Hi Juli! I have been meaning to comment! Funny story regarding this recipe. I have been hanging with a guy who is not a CrossFitter, but SEEMED really supportive of me being so into it! He knows I eat Paleo, and after telling him about your blog, he looked it up and suggested we make something together from it! I thought, hells yeah….not a paleo CF man but willing…..so anyways I made this last night. HE LOVED IT! (as did I!!!!!). He then acted weird and apologized today…..saying he’s sorry but my interest in CrossFit “is just too much” for him! I hear you on being single! Apparently us being able to kick a guys ass and throw barbells is a bit intimidating. Dating sucks, but this recipe, and CrossFit girls are amazing!!!! Lol!!!
what an effing tard. dbag. this is why dating outside the CF community just does not work.
Just realized how to log in via Facebook. Yes, it is really hard not dating a fellow CrossFitter. Too bad there are no hot guys in my box, haha! The guys at my box who are serious about it feel the same- which is a good sign for us! There’s an advertisement in this issue of WOD Talk for online dating for CrossFitters. Their saying is, “If you snatch, we’re a match!”. Pretty funny.
I think I overprocessed my salmon (the patties were sticky & kinda goopy instead of “chunky”..ya know?). Anyway – what I’m trying to say, is I messed up the recipe and STILL licked the plate (literally) clean. LOVE THESE!!!
I kind of ate all of the patties in one sitting… and it was off the charts. Thank you for fish recipes. You always deliver.
I made this recipe this past week (9-6-12) and it was so delicious! The pairing of the vinaigrette with the salmon burgers was perfect! I also roasted broccoli to copy your picture even more. The meal was delicious! It was my first time to try one of your recipes and I can’t wait to try more. Thank you for doing what you do!
I dont have nor do I normally purchase Almond Flour. Would regular whole wheat flour work?
No clue Ali. I’ve never actually worked with whole wheat flour