This is a true staple around here!  It’s simple, quick and usually something I have on hand!  I usually buy fresh salmon in bulk and freeze in family size portions or I purchase the frozen wild salmon already packaged at Costco.  

This is a quick meal that I can mix together in about 10 minutes and then just wait for it to cook!  I usually serve with a small side salad if I have the ingredients, and if I don’t, then we have a salad on top!  This past week when we had one of those ‘busy run out the door night’ we had tomatoes and cucumbers on top with our amazing tartar/salmon burger sauce! That way we had it all together and it was delicious!

Up until 2 years ago I don’t think I had purchased or cooked seafood or fish of any kind in our marriage!  I didn’t eat it growing up and I had no idea how to fix it or what to add.  It’s been a slow process with some failures, but definitely more victories than flops!  We now have a few dishes we really enjoy!

I aim for having some sort of seafood or fish at least once a week to add variety and to get the nutrients that only fish and seafood can add to our diets.  Its also a great change from beef, pork or chicken for every meal.  It can be a bit pricey, so we stick to the more cost effective varieties.  I think we’ve had shrimp once and scallops once in the last 10 years and those recipes were fantastic!  I would love to have them more often, but unfortunately it isn’t quite in the budget… yet!  One day, hopefully!

One thing I haven’t mastered, though is when fish is completely cooked.  I usually call on Brian to check it for me and let me know!  He often teases that’s the only reason I keep him around it to make sure the fish is adequately cooked!  So not true…!

So, on to the recipe!  This is a version I’ve altered and changed and changed again!  This is our favorite version!  I hope you like it too!

Salmon Burger:
Ingredients:

1 lb salmon
2 eggs
2 pieces gluten free bread (can sub unsweetened coconut flakes, but does change the texture some)
1 TBSP ground mustard
3 green onions finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Place bread in toaster until crispy.
3. While bread is toasting place fish into a bowl and flake with a fork until broken into small pieces.
4. Once bread is toasted, break into small pieces and add to the fish.
5. Add remaining ingredients.
6. Pat into 4-6 large burgers and place on greased cookie sheet.
7. Cook for 20-30 minutes, or until done. 

Dill Tartar Sauce
Ingredients:

¼ cup homemade paleo mayo
1 tsp dill seed
1 TBSP lemon juice
Pepper

Mix it all together and chill.

Substitutions:

On the rare occasions that we get gluten free bread for Tonchi as a treat I usually save the ends for bread crumbs.  There are times that I don’t have them and I just use unsweetened coconut flakes.  This works well although it adds some sweetness and changes the texture a little.  We definitely prefer it with the bread, but we all eat it either way!

If you’ve tried this recipe and liked it, I’d love to know about it! 😉  Do you have a favorite fish recipe?  I’d love to add to my repertoire!