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Salmon sliders with caper lemon mayonnaise are delicious, light bites. Fresh salmon is mixed with chives, dill, Dijon mustard and lemon served on mini slider buns and topped with a flavorful mayonnaise.

Salmon sliders with caper lemon mayonnaise are delicious, light, summery bites. Fresh salmon is mixed with chives, dill, Dijon mustard and lemon served on mini slider buns and topped with a flavorful mayonnaise.

Memorial Day and summer are officially upon us and these sliders are perfect for outdoor entertaining all season long. Serve with a light, chilled wine and you have a party.

Fresh salmon makes delicious light burgers and that is what you need the weather is warm. In these sliders, along with all the usual, delicious suspects that work perfectly with salmon are capers, dill and Dijon mustard.

These flavors are carried through from the sliders to the mayonnaise for a cohesive flavor burst. All of these flavors get a chance to get happy with the burgers for the best umami.

Salmon sliders with caper lemon mayonnaise are delicious, light, summery bites. Fresh salmon is mixed with chives, dill, Dijon mustard and lemon served on mini slider buns and topped with a flavorful mayonnaise.

There is something of an elegant flair when you serve seafood as an appetizer. Take for instance my smoked salmon deviled eggs, the smoked salmon elevates them from a lowly hard boiled egg to something you could serve at a fancy dinner party.

Smoked salmon deviled eggs lined up in 2 rows on a grey slate board with fresh dill

These are Salmon Sliders with Caper Lemon Mayonnaise, which are small burgers meant for appetizers and tapas. You can also turn them into full-size burgers for a healthy meal option.

Yield: 8 sliders

Salmon Sliders with Caper Lemon Mayonnaise

A salmon slider served on a brioche bun with lettuce

Salmon sliders are perfect wine pairing bites that include a delicious caper lemon mayonnaise.

Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 6 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons good mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon capers, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • Small pinch ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 pound (453 grams) salmon, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 slider buns

Instructions

  1. To a bowl add the mayonnaise, mustard, capers, lemon zest, dill and pepper. Mix well, taste for salt and add if necessary and set aside. Mine had enough salt from the capers and mayonnaise.
  2. Add the salmon chunks to a food processor and pulse 10 times until the salmon is finely chopped. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
  3. To the salmon add the, chives, dill, mustard, lemon zest, salt and pepper and mix well.
  4. Take 2 ounces of the salmon, press firmly into a ball, then shape into a patty 2 ½ inches wide and ½ inch thick. Repeat until you have 8 patties. Put the patties on a plate and refrigerate for 1 hour to set.
  5. Grill, broil or pan sauté the patties, 2-3 minutes per side. No more than this or they will be overcooked.
  6. Serve on slider buns with a slice of lettuce and top with the mayonnaise.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1 slider
Amount Per Serving Calories 248Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 39mgSodium 664mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 16g
© Culinary Ginger
Cuisine: American / Category: Dinner Ideas

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