Salmon and Dill Burgers or Cakes

Wow! I made these for dinner last night and they were incredible! Simple, delicious, fast and healthy. The recipe comes from Real Simple magazine (June/July 2004), and I made it as written except that after pulverizing the bread (I used whole wheat since we don't "do" white bread in my house), I just added all the other ingredients to the food processor, too. This made it extremely simple. I am sure the fish was ground up more than the recipe intended, but we liked it that way. I cooked this in an indoor George Foreman-type grill, and they took about 6-7 minutes. The magazine suggests serving this on a bun and topping the patty with traditional cole slaw and dressing, but we had them as-is with some seafood sauce (and some steamed asparagus, a salad, and a Frozen Malibu Sunshine drink -- which I also just posted the recipe for). It would work equally well with any of your favorite condiments, and I think it would be awesome over some greens with a citrus vinaigrette or ranch dressing! I plan to make these a lot!!!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  lbs fresh salmon, skin removed
• 2  egg whites
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh breadcrumb (1 slice of white bread, ground in a food processor)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2  tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
•  olive oil (optional)

Directions

1. Mince the salmon and place half of it in a large Ziplock bag.
2. Use a rolling pin to mash it.
3. Place this and the unmashed salmon in a large bowl and combine it with the egg whites, mustard, dill, salt, and bread crumbs.
4. Form four 3/4" patties.
5. Place on a medium-hot grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side (or cook on a stovetop by heating 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a large pan over medium heat; cook patties for 5 minutes per side).