Shrimp Burgers with Mango-Avocado Salsa

By Booper-2

For a lighter, healthier take on the usual barbecue fare, try these shrimp burgers with a sweet, creamy fruit salsa.

Ingredients

• (MANGO-AVOCADO SALSA)
• 1 small ripe mango, pitted, peeled, and diced
• 1 small firm-ripe Hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and diced
• 1/4 cup(s) red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoon(s) diced red onion
• 1.5 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice
• 1.5 tablespoon(s) chopped cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
• (BURGERS)
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) black pepper
• 2 slice(s) white sandwich bread, torn into pieces
• 1.5 pound(s) shrimp, chilled, peeled, and deveined
• 2 tablespoon(s) coarsely chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoon(s) snipped fresh chives
• 1 teaspoon(s) garlic paste, or half that amount pressed fresh garlic
• 1/4 cup(s) finely diced radish
• 1/4 cup(s) finely diced celery
• 2 tablespoon(s) low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon(s) grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper
• 4 whole-wheat sesame hamburger buns
• 1 cup(s) mixed salad greens

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from redbookmag.com

Preparation

Step 1

Salsa: Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

Burgers: Pulse bread in a food processor until fine crumbs form; transfer to a bowl. Add shrimp, cilantro, chives, and garlic paste to food processor and pulse until shrimp are finely chopped and form a chunky paste (do not puree — make sure to leave some texture).

Add shrimp mixture to bread­crumbs along with radish, celery, mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. With moistened hands, gently shape 4 burgers, about 1 inch thick. Refrigerate burgers.

Prepare an outdoor grill with a medium-hot fire (or heat a stovetop grill pan over medium heat). Spray burgers on both sides with cooking spray. Grill 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden and just cooked through in centers. Toast buns on grill 1 to 2 minutes. Put salad greens on bun bottoms and top with burgers. Spoon salsa over burgers and cover with bun tops. Serve with remaining salsa.