These canned salmon burgers with wasabi mayo are perfect all year round. A light, fresh salmon burger on top of a beautiful, crunchy ciabatta bread roll, topped with a dollop of wasabi mayo, your taste buds will be in absolute heaven! Nothing beats the combination of salmon, wasabi, and fresh, crunchy vegetables!
I was going to call it and say Easter was my favourite holiday of the year, but I can't. Christmas you still win, Easter you come in at second place.
I don't know what it is about Easter, I just love it. Usually in Australia at this time of year, the weather is still quite warm, the seasons are changing into autumn and it's generally a beautiful time of year.
While over the years, less and less time has been spent with family at Easter, it is still a special time of year for us celebrating with friends.
For the past 3 years or so we've hosted what we like to call our 'orphans Easter'. This was a party for anyone, like ourselves, who wasn't around family for that time of year.
It usually included an epic seafood dinner party on Good Friday, followed by some quality beach time or outdoor time spent with our friends.
While I'm not overly religious, seafood was always the norm for Good Friday.
Our Good Friday feasts would usually include a huge bowl of prawns, a stuffed snapper and a ton of fresh salads, and of course chocolate. In my eyes, you can't have Easter without chocolate!
The burgers themselves are quite simple, I purposely went for tinned salmon because it would cut down on preparation time, and kept the bun ingredients to a minimal.
These canned salmon burgers with wasabi mayo are fresh, utilizing the flavours of the herbs and salad bun ingredients, and have the perfect amount of kick to them with the wasabi.
I absolutely love wasabi, and the heat of the wasabi marries perfectly to the salmon. If you've ever eaten fresh salmon or sashimi, you know what I'm talking about!
So here's to a happy Easter! May your Easter be filled with celebrations with friends, family, food, wine, and fun! - Georgie x x
📖 Recipe
Canned Salmon Burgers with Wasabi Mayo
Ingredients
- 14.75 oz pink salmon canned, drained
- 5 green onions finely sliced
- 9 oz white potato 1 large
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Wasabi Mayo
- 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon wasabi paste note 1
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil or grapeseed oil for frying
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs for rolling patties
Burgers
- ½ cup arugula
- ¼ cup red onion
- 3 radishes
- 4 ciabatta buns note 2
Instructions
- Dice potatoes into small pieces and boil potato in cold water until soft when poked with a knife
- In a large bowl, smash up drained salmon, and stir in dill, green onion and cilantro.
- Drain potatoes and mash potato in saucepan
- Add potato to salmon mix and stir to combine
- Mix in panko crumbs, eggs and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper and taste.
- Roll patties into 4 pattie shape.
- Roll in panko breadcrumbs
Frying Patties
- Heat olive oil/grapeseed oil in a fry pan or skillet.
- Fry salmon pattie on one side for 3-4 minutes, then flip and do the same for the other.
Assemble Bun
- Place arugula on bun, top with radish and red onion.
- Combine wasabi and mayonnaise in a bowl and dollop onto salmon pattie. Top with burger bun top!
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe first appeared on the blog in March 2017 and has since been updated and retweaked for extra tastiness!
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Want more recipes like these salmon burgers for Easter? Try;
- This seafood risotto is a great dish for Good Friday!
- A light and refreshing salad, this watermelon, and mint salad is great for Easter Sunday lunch!
- I love the freshness of this one bowl lemon coconut tart! Perfect for spring!
- This is a great dish for Sunday brunch! We love this mushroom goat cheese bruschetta!
- I love, love, LOVE this strawberry ricotta and balsamic bruschetta
- What's Easter without a killer dip!
Archie's Adventures
When did our sweet boy become so destructive!!! He went through a phase of taking EVERYTHING including my newly purchased packet of q-tips. Here he is looking so proud of his achievement!!
Jaimie says
What a simple and awesome dish! Now firmly pencilled in for one of our family dinners next week, can't wait!
Georgie says
thanks Jaimie! they are so easy to make, I love them for Easter! happy easter x
Chef Mimi says
These look fabulous! I love the spicy mayo, and those buns!!! Perfect for a hearty lunch.
Georgie says
thank you so much the spicy mayo is amazing, perfect addition to the fish!
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes says
Those Salmon and potato patties are so quick and yummy! I could eat them alone with some salad on the side..But putting them in a bun with that wasabi for kick is even better!!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
I love a good salmon burger and I haven't made them in a while -- thanks for putting them back on my radar! The dog is adorable.
Georgie says
yes! i feel like they are such an underrated dish! ha ha thank you, Archie is cheeky but adorable!
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
Your Good Friday feast sounds fantastic! I love the ideas of all that fresh seafood and salads! Yum! Loving these simple salmon burgers too.
Georgie says
good Fridays are always so great! it does help that back in Australia we always got Good Friday off, so morning spent cooking then afternoon with friends, it was bliss!
Adriana Lopez Martin says
You got me at wasabi mayo, perfect addition to a salmon burger! Your pics are delightful!
Georgie says
omg yes!! totally agree! the wasabi mayo and the lemon absolutely make this recipe!
Christina Shoemaker says
Salmon + Wasabi?! YES! I'm all in! This looks and sounds delicious!!
Georgie says
thank you darlin'! salmon and wasabi make such a beautiful combination!
Traci says
Oh my word, I love every single crumb of food you have in this recipe! Those buns look deliciou...burgers look delicious...mayo looks delicious. I am so pinning and sharing this one! Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
Georgie says
ha ha aww thanks Traci that's so sweet 🙂 it's a favorite of mine!
Katherine says
Oh my goodness, I can't wait to try this one. I LOVE my salmon in burger form and wasabi just sounds delightful. Great recipe!
Georgie says
thanks so much Katherine! I absolutely love wasabi! if you haven't tried it, wasabi goes really well in mashed potatoes as well!
Lindsay | With Salt and Pepper says
These sound so delicious!! I love the addition of wasabi mayo. I totally agree about it marrying perfectly with the salmon 🙂
Georgie says
Thanks Lindsay! totally agree, I feel like wasabi is so underrated!