Salmon Burgers with Asian Flair

By miss5elements

"Three keys to successfully grilling seafood:
1- your grill grates are clean,
2- your grill is hot, and
3- your seafood is lightly oiled."

Kevin Smith, Whole Foods Market Seafood Coordinator, Austin, TX

Give the season's hottest burger the unique touch it deserves.

Ingredients

• 6 T toasted sesame seeds
• 2 T white miso
• 6 T mirin
• 2 T shoyu
• 4 salmon burgers
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 4 whole grain buns

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from wholefoodsmarket.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make a sauce:
1. Grind sesame seeds in a spice grinder.
2. Combine w/miso, mirin & shoyu in a bowl & whisk until well mixed.
3. Set aside.

To make burgers:
1. Preheat grill.
2. Remove salmon burgers from refrigerator, spray w/cooking spray & season w/salt & pepper.
3. To create crisscross grill marks, place burger on hot grill in 1 position for 2-3 minutes; then turn so the grill marks cross for an additional 2-3 minutes.
4. Flip burgers & cook an additional 4-5 minutes, until cooked through.
5. Serve on buns w/the miso sauce.