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Naked Salmon Burgers with Sriracha Mayo

Some burgers are just meant to be eaten without a bun. These salmon burgers are the perfect example. So much flavor in these burgers made with wild salmon, served on a bed of arugula with sliced avocado and a spicy sriracha mayo – a bun would only disguise it.

These burgers can be formed earlier in the day, or even the night before. Refrigerating them before cooking helps them hold together firm during cooking. Another tip is to put some of the salmon in the food processor or chopper. It creates “glue” that keeps everything together.

Last fall, Calphalon released a new line of Dishwasher Safe Nonstick Cookware^[1]
and they sent me a few items of my choice to review. I’ve been using
their nonstick cookware for years, as you may have seen in many of my
photos so I replaced some of my favorites items with their new line,
because I don’t know about you, but as much as I love cooking – washing
dishes is not for me! I put this grill pan to the test with these salmon
burgers and was very happy with how they cooked.

Naked Salmon Burgers with Sriracha Mayo
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 burger • Old Pts: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 290 • Fat: 15 g • Carb: 11 g • Fiber: 3 g • Protein: 26 g • Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 397 mg • Cholesterol: 113 mg

Ingredients:

For the Spicy Sriracha Mayo:

3 tbsp light mayonnaise (Hellman’s)
1 tbsp sriracha

For the salmon patties:

1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
6 tbsp panko
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound wild salmon fillet
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher saltcooking spray
4 cups baby arugula
4 oz avocado, sliced

Directions:

Combine mayonnaise and sriracha, set aside.

Remove the skin from the salmon, and cut about a 4 oz piece off. Place in a food processor or chopper to finely chop. This will help hold the burgers together. With a knife finely chop the remaining salmon.

In a medium bowl combine the salmon with the bell peppers, panko and garlic.

In a small bowl, combine egg, soy sauce, lemon juice, and salt; add to salmon mixture, tossing gently to combine. Form mixture into 4 patties and refrigerate at least one hour, this will help the burgers become firm and hold together during cooking.

Lightly coat a grill pan or skillet with cooking spray. Place over medium-high heat until hot. Cook the patties 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until cooked through.

Place arugula on each plate, top each with salmon burger, 1 tbsp of mayo and avocado slices – enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Paula Deen for Food Network^[2]

References

^{^} Dishwasher Safe Nonstick Cookware (store.calphalon.com)
^{^} Recipe adapted from Paula Deen for Food Network (www.foodnetwork.com)

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Chicken Francese – Lightened Up

Skinless chicken cutlets, lightly coated in flour and egg, cooked in a white wine lemon sauce. Move over Olive Garden, this one’s lighter and easy to make!

Confession, I’ve never been to the Olive Garden, heck I live in New York, we have tons of great Italian restaurants here so there’s really no need. This is my husband Tommy’s specialty, on those random nights that he gives me a break from the kitchen, he usually makes his Chicken Francese.

My husband’s version let’s just say is a little bit heavier, so I learned how to make it myself, with a lot less butter. My family loves it, kids and all and I usually serve this with a simple salad on the side.

This is also great over pasta with garlic since it makes a lemon sauce, I like to make it over whole wheat angel hair or orzo when I’m craving carbs. This is not a new recipe, I first posted this back in 2009, but I make this often and my husband thought it was time for a re-shoot. I also made a few modifications to it since I last posted, so if you have an old recipe printed out, you may want to print out a new one.

Chicken Francese, Lightened Up
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 6 • Size: 2 cutlets • Old Points: 5 • Weight Watcher Points+: 6 pt
Calories: 216.3 • Fat: 4.7 g • Carb: 5 g • Fiber: 0.5 g • Protein: 38 g • Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 264.5 mg (without salt) • Cholest: 5.2 mg

Ingredients:

4 large (32 oz) chicken breast halves, thinly sliced in 3 (12 cutlets total)
1/4 cup unbleached flour*
1/2 cup egg whites, beaten
1 large lemon, juice of (about 3 tbsp) or more, to taste
1/2 lemon sliced thin
1/3 cup white wine
15 oz low sodium chicken broth
cooking spray
salt and fresh pepper, to taste
3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
1 tbsp butter

Directions:

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the flour in a bowl, and the beaten egg whites in another bowl.

Heat a very large non stick pan over medium heat. When hot spray with cooking spray to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.

Lightly flour chicken, then dip in eggs and add to the hot pan a few at a time. Saute chicken 2-3 minutes on each side. When cooked, transfer onto a plate. Spray the pan again and repeat until all chicken has been cooked.

Once all chicken is cooked, place the chicken broth in the bowl with 1 tablespoon of flour and whisk. Add to
the pan along with the juice of the lemon, white wine, lemon slices,
parsley and butter and simmer over medium heat for about 2 minutes so it
reduces slightly and thickens. Turn off heat. Return chicken to the pan to combine with the sauce. Serve immediately.

*discarded 1 tbsp flour so only calculated with 3 tbsp.

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Mediterranean Boneless Pork Chops

Talk about a delicious weeknight summer meal! These thin and lean thin pork chops are pan seared and served topped with julienned summer squash, roasted tomatoes, lemon juice, olives and Feta cheese. So much flavor and color in this dish!

And it’s hard to believe how light this is! One serving is two thin chops with a generous amount of vegetables on top for only 230 calories (or 6 Weight Watcher Points) I had to actually double check that to see if I was wrong because it sounded too good to be true. If you have a spiralizer, you can use that instead of a mandolin to cut the zucchini and squash.

Mediterranean Boneless Pork Chops
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Servings: 4 • Size: 2 chops, 3/4 cups veggies • Old Points: 5 • WW Points+: 6 pt
Calories: 230 • Fat: 9 g • Carb: 9 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 28 g • Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 502 mg • Cholest: 72 mg

Ingredients:

16 oz (8) thin sliced center cut boneless pork chops
3/4 tsp of McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning (25% Less Sodium)
1 small (6 oz) zucchini, ends trimmed off
1 small (6 oz) yellow squash, ends trimmed off
1 cup halved grape tomatoes
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
¼ tsp Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
¼ teaspoon oregano
3 garlic cloves, sliced thin
cooking spray
1/4 cup of pitted and sliced Kalamata olives
1/4 cup of crumbled Feta cheese
fresh juice from 1/2 large lemon
1 tsp grated Lemon rind

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Season the pork chops with Montreal seasoning (or any seasoned salt you like).

To Julienne the Zucchini and Yellow Squash: Use a mandolin fitted
with a julienne blade, or slice the zucchini into 1/8-inch thick slices.
Cut the slices lengthwise into 1/8-inch thick strips.

Toss the tomatoes with 1/2 tbsp of the olive oil, 1/8 tsp salt, pepper, and oregano. Place tomatoes, cut side up, on a baking sheet lightly sprayed with cooking spray; roast for 10 minutes. Add sliced garlic and roast for another 5 minutes (this will prevent the garlic from burning). Transfer to a large work bowl and set aside. Reduce oven to 200°F.

Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add remaining 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and zucchini with 1/8 tsp salt and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add to bowl with tomatoes and place in the warm oven.

Working in two batches, spray the skillet with cooking spray and cook half of the the pork chops on medium-high heat for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side. The pork chops are thin so you don’t want to over cook them or they will be tough. Set aside on a platter.

Remove the vegetables from the oven toss with Kalamata olives, juice of lemon and lemon rind. Serve the vegetables over the pork chops and top with Feta cheese.