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BLT Salmon Burgers With Avocado Sauce (Olympic National Park)

By: Author Bram Reusen

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BLT salmon burgers with avocado sauce recipe inspired by: Olympic National Park, Washington

This delicious recipe for BLT salmon burgers celebrates the Pacific Northwest’s natural abundance. And nowhere is that abundance more evident than in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Home to spectacular mountains, beautiful alpine meadows, mossy and misty rain forests, and one of the wildest stretches of coastline in the contiguous United States, Olympic has it all.

Additionally, the park is also home to all five species of Northwest salmon, which migrate from the ocean to the park’s many rivers and streams each year. Those five species are chinook, chum, coho, pink and sockeye salmon.

For this BLT salmon burgers recipe, you can use any of those salmon species, whatever type of wild-caught salmon you can find in your local stores. Coho and sockeye are typically the most commonly available ones.

This is a delicious national park-inspired grilling recipe that’s pretty light and easy to make.

We’ll be making an amazing avocado sauce, along with the typical BLT ingredients—bacon, lettuce and tomato—all served on a crunchy toasted brioche bun.

BLT salmon burgers recipe inspired by Olympic National Park

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Olympic BLT Salmon Burgers With Avocado Sauce

  • Prep time: 45 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 1 hour
  • Servings: 4
  • Calories per serving: 464

Salmon is a staple on many menus throughout the Pacific Northwest, including, and especially, in western Washington.

You’ll find grilled salmon dinners in many of Olympic National Park’s restaurants, while BLT salmon burgers are a popular lunch option.

You can usually find BLT salmon burgers in places like the Singer Tavern Lounge at Lake Crescent Lodge, as well as in the Roosevelt Dining Room at Lake Quinault Lodge.

If you’re looking for a seafood grilling recipe inspired by a national park, look no further than these flavor-packed salmon burgers with avocado sauce!

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BLT salmon burgers recipe with avocado sauce
Yield: 4 servings

Olympic BLT Salmon Burgers With Avocado Sauce Recipe

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

This BLT salmon burgers recipe celebrates the Pacific Northwest's natural abundance. Inspired by Olympic National Park, where it is a staple in restaurants, these salmon burgers are amazing paired with a light avocado sauce slathered on toasted brioche buns.

Ingredients

Salmon Burgers

  • 1 pound ground wild-caught salmon
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup red onion, minced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Avocado Sauce

  • 1 large avocado, peeled and pit removed
  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, minced

BLT

  • 4 brioche hamburger buns
  • 1 romaine lettuce head, leaves separated
  • 1 large tomato, sliced
  • 1/2 pounds bacon, cooked

Instructions

Make Salmon Burger Patties

  1. Add all salmon burger ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.
  2. Divide salmon burger mixture into four equal portions. Use your hands to roll each portion into a ball, then flatten into a patty that's about 3/4 inches thick.
  3. Put salmon burger patties on a plate, cover and put in the fridge for about 30 minutes, allowing them to cohere.

Make Avocado Sauce

  1. While the salmon burgers rest in the fridge, prepare the avocado sauce.
  2. Put all avocado sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor.
  3. Blend until the sauce is creamy and smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Grill Salmon Burgers

  1. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Remove salmon burger patties from fridge and allow them to come to room temperature.
  3. Lightly oil the grill grate with a high-smoke-point cooking oil, such as avocado oil.
  4. Lightly toast the burger buns on the grill.
  5. Carefully place salmon burger patties on the grill grate, directly above the heat. Grill for about 4 minutes or until the cooked sides are golden brown, crusty and release easily from the grate.
  6. Flip salmon burgers and grill another 2-3 minutes, again until the bottom sides are golden brown, crusty and release easily.

Assemble BLT Salmon Burgers

  1. Spread avocado sauce on both the bottom and top halves of the buns.
  2. Place lettuce on the bottom halves, top with a salmon burger patty, tomato and bacon.
  3. Place other half of the buns on the salmon burgers, serve immediately.
  4. Enjoy!

Bacon, lettuce and tomato salmon burgers recipe

Notes

Note 1: If you can't find any ground wild-caught salmon in your local stores, you can use a food processor to finely chop whole salmon fillets. Alternatively, you can also use a sharp knife to finely chop the salmon fillets yourself. Just make sure you have about 1 pound of salmon.

Note 2: The nutrition information below does not include the brioche hamburger buns. This is because the calories and other nutritional aspects vary significantly between different brands.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 464Total Fat 22.9gSaturated Fat 5.7gCholesterol 123mgSodium 936mgCarbohydrates 22.9gFiber 5.1gSugar 6.2gProtein 40.9g

A general nutrition calculator was used to determine the nutritional information of this recipe, which is meant solely as an indication of the dish's nutritional values. Depending on specific ingredients, quantities used and/or serving size, the ultimate dish you end up making may have different nutritional aspects. Please consider the information provided here only as guidance and not as an absolute fact.

© Bram
Cuisine: Fish and Seafood / Category: Fish & Seafood Recipes
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