For my English Polo Picnic, I picked dishes that are easy to make ahead for room temperature consumption and are both elegant and easily portable, like these Salmon Burgers with Curry Mayo. I bought pre-formed Salmon Burgers to keep things easy and then just doctored up premade mayo and mango chutney for a very flavorful and unexpected picnic sandwich. I grilled them at home on a grill pan and then just packed them up in foil and served them room temperature at the party. If you’re going to grill them far ahead, you should definitely refrigerate them until you’re ready to go and then just let the Salmon Burgers with Curry Mayo come up to room temperature as the party starts. These Salmon Burgers with Curry Mayo are really flavorful and a fun departure from standard grill fair. If you can’t find pre-formed patties, they’re not too bad to make yourself, but anytime I find good shortcuts, I like to share them, especially when I’m making several recipes at once, like these Salmon Burgers with Curry Mayo as part of a party menu that needs to be transported off-site. And when you add little touches of your own, like I did with my Salmon Burgers with Curry Mayo your guests probably won’t even suspect that you did have a little help.
- 8 Pre-formed Salmon Burgers (I used Trader Joe’s)
- Salt and pepper
- Vegetable oil
- Mango Ginger Chutney for garnish
- Arugula for garnish
- 8 Buns or Rolls (I chose whole wheat hamburger buns)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- Heat and oil your grill or grill pan. Add the frozen burgers directly to the pan. Don’t thaw first!
- Sprinkle liberally with sea salt and black pepper.
- Sear for 3-4 minutes, then flip.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. You should have nice grill marks on each side.
- Remove to a foil-wrapped container.
- Repeat until all your burgers are done.
- In a small bowl or Tupperware, mix the mayo, cayenne and curry powder*. Cover and refrigerate until you’re ready to use.
- Make sure the rolls or buns are sliced. It’s always annoying to show up at your picnic only to find out they aren’t.
- Put out the arugula and mango chutney and let guests assemble their own burgers.
- *You may decide to make it either more spicy with cayenne, or stronger in curry flavor with more powder, but the measurements I used are a good guideline. And there will be leftover mayo. But it doesn't really go bad in the refrigerator, so no worries there.
How fun for a picnic indeed, something out of the ordinary, and healthy! Thanks for sharing!
And amazingly good even not hot off the grill, unlike most burgers.
This looks so good. I love burgers, and salmon burgers are an awesome addition to our menu… thanks so much!!
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. I have to remember to try new things.
LOVE that curry mayo! I bet it’s fantastic with the salmon burgers!
It so so is. And sometimes I go half and half on the mayo with Greek or Indian yogurt.
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Yum! I love curry mayo! This looks so good it isn’t even noon yet and I want to eat it!