Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Fresh Salmon Cilantro Burgers

Fresh Salmon Cilantro Burgers
¼ cup reduced fat mayo
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 (1 pound) salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 1 inch pieces
¼ cup dry breadcrumbs
2 tbsp cilantro leaves
2 tbsp chopped green onions
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tbsp chopped, seeded jalapeno pepper
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
Cooking spray
4 (1 ½ oz.) hamburger buns with sesame seeds, toasted
12 (1/4 inch thick) slices English cucumber
4 green lettuce leaves
1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, cover and chill.
2. Place salmon in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Add breadcrumbs and next 6 ingredients; pulse 4 times or until well blended. Divide salmon mixture into 4 equal portions; shaping each into a ¾ inch patty.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add patties to pan, cook 2 minutes. Carefully turn patties over and cook 2 minutes or until done.
4. Spread about 1 tablespoon mayo mixture over bottom half of each hamburger bun. Top each serving with 1 salmon patty, 3 cucumber slices, 1 lettuce leaf and top half of bun.
Nutritional Information (1 burger)
341 calories 11.5 G fat 31.6 G protein 30.9 G carbs 1.8 G Fiber 66mg Chol
2.2mg iron 816mg sod 67mg cal

* Recipe came from Cooking Light Mix-and-Match Low Calorie CookBook

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