Name: Spinach feta salmon burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Ingredients: 1 lb salmon (450g); 2 oz spinach (55g, 1 packed cup (roughly chopped if large leaf, fine as-is if baby)); 2 oz feta (55g, crumbled); 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 pinches pepper (or more to taste); 1/2 avocado; 4 tbsp sour cream; 4 tsp lemon juice; 1 clove garlic (crushed/minced); 3 whole wheat burger buns (or plain, as you prefer, can also use muffins (3-6 depending on how serving))

This spinach feta salmon burger makes a tasty, relatively healthy alternative to a traditional burger that's also really quick to make. Juicy, flavorful, so good.

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spinach feta salmon burger sitting on bread bun base

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These salmon burgers are inspired by some I saw at Wholefoods a few weeks ago. While I didn't actually try the original, so I can't say if they are a copycat, I do know these were really good. And they've become an instant favorite.

two spinach feta salmon burgers on a wooden board with grilled asparagus behind

This seafood burger is a tasty, healthy alternative to your traditional meat burger, but with many of the same qualities. They are moist, have plenty of flavor and are a pretty simple set of ingredients.

Best of all, they take just a minute to make in the food processor, cook up quickly as well, and are perfect for grilling, or frying if you prefer.

close up of spinach feta salmon burger on board

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that salmon is easily the fish we get the most as we all like it, my toddler included, and we are lucky to have a ready good-quality source in the fishmonger only a couple blocks away. While we often have it as a whole fillet, we also sometimes have salmon cakes like the mildly-Thai salmon cakes I shared before.

It wasn't such a leap to then use salmon as a base for this spinach feta salmon burger, though being a burger, I changed up how I made them to be that bit less chunky but also even quicker to make.

salmon and spinach in food processor then formed patties to side

Steps to make these spinach feta salmon burgers

All you do is:

Put the chunks of fish and the spinach in the food processor and blend. Don't over-process - you want relatively small chunks and combined but not mush.
Then add the crumbled cheese, lemon juice and pepper and mix through.
Form in to patties and you're ready to go. Don't be put off by the fact these are a bit soft with not having any breadcrumbs in there - they will firm up in no time as they cook.

You really don't need breadcrumbs in these, in my mind, and in fact I think they'd be a distraction from the lovely mellow flavors in there and probably make them less juicy. Although I suspect the Wholefoods ones had breadcrumbs. Either way, I like them without. These work well both on the grill or cooked in a skillet/frying pan on the stove.

spinach feta salmon burgers viewed form overhead with avocado sauce to side

I've served them with a simple but tasty avocado cream on either burger buns or, as I did here, English or Portuguese muffins for a little bit of a change.

OK I'll be honest: that's what they had at the fish shop and I didn't feel like walking to the main supermarket. But they worked really well, so I'm going with it. Feel free to use what you prefer bread-wise.

So whip up a spinach feta salmon burger or two in no time and enjoy all the lovely mellow flavors yourself. Juicy, a lot better for you than many burger options and pretty too, you know you want to give them a try.

Try these other burgers with a twist:

Lamb burgers with tomato salsa and feta sauce
Maple turkey burgers with cheddar, apple and bacon
Asparagus parmesan burger with parmesan chips
Chicken satay burgers
Plus get many more grilling ideas, sides etc in the summer recipes archives.

Spinach feta salmon burger on bread with avocado sauce

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