Salmon Quinoa Burgers 🐟 🍔 🌱
In my house, every Monday is: Burger Monday!
Each Monday is different and often times we experiment with creating new recipes. Here is one of my favorites! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. In need of a nutritional quarantine clean-up? Feel free to reach out!
BURGERS:
1lb. Salmon (chopped or food processed)
About 1 1/2 cuppish cooked Quinoa (cooked in rice cooker with 2:1 water:quinoa ratio)
1/2 chopped yellow onion
4-5 chopped garlic cloves
2-3 stalks chopped scallions
1-2 whole eggs
S + P
Sauté your onion + garlic. Add salmon. Add quinoa. Let cool. Add 1 egg. Is it too dry? Add another. Form in to patties and throw those babies on the burner until golden brown + slightly crispy. We prefer cast iron.
DRESSING:
1/4 c plain Greek/European Yogurt
Chopped Chives
Trader Joe’s ‘Everyday seasoning’
*optional: add Honey to desired sweetness
Mix together + dollop on that bad boy of a salmon patty.
SALAD:
I left the measurements for the salad open. Adjust to the amount of people you will be preparing for.
Baby kale + spinach 🌱
Cucumbers
Avocado
Sunflower Seeds 🌻
Hemp Seeds
Toss your greens with dressing. Add cucumber. Add nuts + seeds. Garnish with avo. Enjoy!!
SALAD DRESSING:
Olive Oil (about 1/4 C)
Mustard (about 1-2 TBS)
Honey (enough to desired sweetness)
Pepper (your call)
Michelle is a true outdoor enthusiast with a heart for people. Bringing the same enthusiasm into her professional life, Michelle joined the world of health and fitness through becoming a Massage Therapist in 2004. Fueled by her passion for climbing and massage therapy, she was inspired to look deeper into the human body, learning how to make it stronger and more powerful. She pursued further education as a C.H.E.K Exercise Coach, a Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach, Yoga Alliance Yoga Instructor as well as a Certified Nutritional Consultant. With a diverse and unique skillset, Michelle has a lot to offer as a wellness professional. Michelle’s goal is to simplify healthy living for her clients. Her approach to fitness and nutrition is a blend of staying true to basic science as well as considering the unique chemistry, needs & preferences of each individual. If you are willing, she will show you the way! Michelle’s aim is to live her life to the fullest and to inspire others to do the same. Whether preparing meals for her friends and family or defying gravity with rock climbing and acro-yoga, you can find Michelle adventuring whenever and wherever she can…from mountain tops to seaside. …”tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life”…
