Luna Sea Burger Recipes

PORTUGUESE PINEAPPLE PICANDO BURGER

Steps:

• To make the orange-garlic aioli:
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, orange juice, zest and garlic; Refrigerate to chill until ready to use.
• Prepare an open grill for moderate direct heat cooking.
• In a small frying pan, saute the ground chourico or linguica in the olive oil, add wine and tomato sauce, remove from pan and let cool.
• When the chourico is cool, in a large bowl, combine chourico to the ground beef and form 4 patties to fit the rolls.
• When the fire is ready, brush the grill rack with oil.
• Grill the patties until done to preference, turning once, 8 to 10 minutes medium rare.
• During the last few minutes of cooking, place the rolls cut side down, on the outer edges of the grill until lightly toasted.
• Spread the orange aioli on the cut sides of the rolls.
• Top the bottom roll with a bed of cilantro leaves, then the burger. Top each burger with a sliced ring of fresh pineapple, then the roll top.

LUNA SEA: SALMON BURGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. For the Salmon: Remove the skin and any bones from the salmon and cut into small pieces. Add to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Remove and add to a large bowl. For the Pesto: Put all of the remaining ingredients, except the bread crumbs, into a mixer or food processor and puree. For the Luna Sea Burger: Add 1/2 cup of pesto per pound of salmon and stir in the bread crumbs until incorporated. Cook a small piece of the burger mixture and test for taste and consistency. Portion the burger mixture into 6-ounce patties and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and then wrap each burger in phyllo dough(that has been coated in garlic oil). Return the burgers to the oven at the same temperature for 7 more minutes. Arrange on a serving platter and serve. Optional: Add oil to pan after oven. Crisp both sides of the salmon in the dough to get a crunch crispy flaky dough skin