Lunch: Fresh Salmon Burgers

One bite of these flavorful and healthy salmon burgers—seasoned with pickled ginger, sesame oil and soy sauce—and you'll breeze right past the freezer section next time you're looking for a quick weeknight fix.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Salmon, Sesame Seeds

Health and fertility benefits of Fresh Salmon Burgers

Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and also one of the best sources of vitamin D. Keeping vitamin D levels up is important to women with PCOS. Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production.

Ingredients

4 scallions
1 tbsp. pickled ginger slices (found in your market's Asian section)
1 tsp. dark sesame oil
1/4 tsp. each salt and freshly ground pepper
White from 1 large egg
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 lb. piece salmon fillet (preferably sockeye or coho)
Nonstick spray
6 leaves Boston lettuce
Toppings: wasabi mayonnaise, pickled ginger slices and radish sprouts
Garnish: black sesame seeds

Instructions

Heat outdoor grill.
Make Burgers: In food processor, pulse scallions, ginger, sesame oil, salt and pepper until finely minced, scraping down sides of processor bowl once or twice. Add egg white and soy sauce; pulse to blend. Add salmon. Pulse just until very finely chopped but not a paste. Shape into 6 burgers, each about 3/4 in. thick.
Coat burgers with nonstick spray. Grill, turning once, until done as desired (6 minutes for medium-rare, which is preferred). 4. Place on lettuce leaves. Top each with wasabi mayonnaise, ginger slices and sprouts; sprinkle with a pinch or two of sesame seeds.

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