Healthy Salmon Burgers in 15 Minutes or Less (for $5 or Less)

Until now, canned fish freaked me out big time (tuna included)... Desperate to cook salmon burgers, with few dollars to spare I took a leap of faith and purchased Trader Joes canned salmon. Fearing the worst, I peeled open the can,  and to my delight found the fish to be not smelly, salty mush but large chunks of seemingly fresh salmon- no gross smell detected! I drained the excess water and got to work on my burgers. 

What you need...

• 1 small can of Trader Joes Alaskan Pink Salmon, drained
• 1 15 oz. can of white beans
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 large handful of kale, chopped small
• 2 heaping table spoons of whole wheat flour
• 1 large egg
• desired spices (salt, pepper, maybe a little cumin) 
• oil/cooking spray

What to do...

• In a large bowl mash white beans (or puree them if your boyfriend gets freaked out by the texture of beans and the sight of one single, whole bean will cause him to turn white and panic)
• Combine salmon, onions, kale, egg, flour, spices, adding more flour if desired to make the mixture stick.
• With clean hands, form mixture into patties about the size of your palm. 
• Cook on frying pan with heated oil, turning to brown on each side on Medium High.
• Reduce heat and cover to "bake" patty making sure the inside is cooked and not mushy. 
• Serve on bun or bed of lettuce with homemade thousand island dressing
• Thoroughly mix equal parts mayonnaise and ketchup
• stir in finely diced bread and butter pickles 

This recipe yielded 3 excessively large patties. In the future I plan to use the mixture to form at least 4 patties and I might even go for the large can next time. The overall cost of this meal is probably less than $5!