Stovetop: Salmon Sliders

I was scrounging through my canned goods trying to figure out what I could make. I had a Costco can of salmon. Hmmm, let's look for a salmon recipe.

 

I quickly found a @BudgetBytes recipe for Salmon Burgers. As usual, I adapted the recipe, plus, I did not have all the ingredients. Where in the past, I would have been stymied, now, I am comfortable making adaptations and learning to use ingredients on hand.

 

Also, I reduced the "spicy" ingredients trying to make the sliders #GERD-friendly.

While I started the recipe in the afternoon of one day, I had to rush out to do an errand, so the mixture sat in the frig overnight which may have been a good idea.

I made sliders rather than cakes because I like small meals.

 

While I have made salmon sliders in the past, this recipe is different.

When I went to cook the sliders, I had a hard time "measuring" time to cook. But, I was patient this time and used my cell phone clock to measure 3-5 minutes. I washed some dishes as I waited. I determined one side was cooked by the brownness of the bottom before I flipped the slider over.

I wanted to use pumpernickel bread, so I cut two slices into small squares, spread mayo over them, added the slider then topped it with a DIY pickle relish.

 

I added a miniature side salad of diced cucumbers, apple and ribbons of carrot without dressing to this small meal.

In the end, I made six sliders.

This could be a more GERD-friendly meal, if you eliminate black pepper and hot sauce, and substitute the DIY pickle relish with greenery.

 

By the way, the pumpernickel bread was great. Any scrap bread went into the scrap bread bag in the freezer for future uses.

 

 

Stovetop: Salmon Sliders

(Adapted from: https://www.budgetbytes.com/wprm_print/41304)

 

Ingredients:

1 Small Can of salmon*, drained

1/4 Cup Breadcrumbs

1 Egg

1 TBspn Mayo

1/2 Tspn Yellow Mustard

2-3 Tsp’s Onion flakes

1/2 Tspn Paprika powder

1/4 Tspn Oregano Optional

1/4 Tspn Thyme

1/8 Tspn Garlic powder

1 Capful Hot sauce

1/8 Tspn Black pepper 

 

Vegetable oil
A bit of butter
Mayo
1-2 Slices Pumpernickel bread, cut into squares 

 

Topping:
DIY pickle relish or get creative and add your own topping.

 

 

Process: 

Add salmon to medium bowl.
Add breadcrumbs, egg, mayo, mustard, onion flakes and spices. 

Stir and mix ingredients thoroughly.
Refrigerate 30 minutes or more.
Shape mixture into patties.

 

 

Add oil and butter to skillet.

Heat skillet to medium-high.

Once oil and butter is hot, add patties.

Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Check bottom, is it brown and crisp?

 

Once cooked, remove and reserve on a plate.

Spread mayo over 2 cut bread squares.

Add one slider.

Top with DIY pickle relish.

*Different brands of salmon will change the amount of breadcrumbs you use because some brands are more watery than others. Plus, the amount of salmon may affect the number of sliders you can make.