Salmon burger dinner....of course I got yogurt in there too.

                Usually, Sunday is when I have the most time to prepare more time-consuming dinners. Last week I made turkey burgers, so my mind was still on the burger idea, and I was thinking that I had not made salmon patties in a while. So that became the plan. Make the salmon patties and prepare homemade buns.

                Credits to my mother fot the salmon burger recipe. In a bowl, I mixed together a can of salmon with the bones removed, 2 eggs, ½ cup oats, 1 finely diced carrot, 1 finely diced celery, 2 cloves of fresh garlic, seasoned salt, onion powder, and pepper. I left that in the fridge overnight and then rolled and flattened them into 8 patties the next night. Instead of frying them, I baked them for a total of 30 minutes, turning them over after about 20 minutes.

               

                I wanted to make whole wheat buns, and I found this recipe that used mostly whole wheat flour. I did not fully follow the instructions. I allowed the dough to rise for 1 hour after mixing, and then again for 30 minutes after I shaped them into 12 rolls. Next time I make this recipe, I think I will try to make the rolls more flat/less round, so that they are not as tall when they are finished baking. This is the link to the recipe I used. 

                On Monday night, when the salmon burgers were baking, I decided that I should make a sauce to go on the burgers. And since I love yogurt, I decided to make a yogurt sauce. I combined about 1 cup yogurt with a few small squirts of lemon juice, about ½ tsp salt, and 2 cloves of diced garlic.

                To assemble the sandwiches, layer in this order: bottom bun, salmon burger, spoon of yogurt sauce, slice of tomato, scallions, and top bun. Yummmm….

putting on the "lid" and getting ready to eat!