Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • Shrimp Burgers:
  • 12 oz. raw shrimp
  • ½ medium yellow onion
  • 2 celery ribs (sticks)
  • 1 green onion stalk
  • 1 small red bell pepper
  • 3 lg. garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves (not packed)
  • Juice from ½ lemon
  • Zest from ¼ lemon
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp. mayo
  • 1/3 cup plain bread crumbs
  • ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper (more or less depending on your spice tolerance)
  • Salt
  • 2 Tbsp. veggie oil for cooking
  • Topping:
  • Burger buns
  • 2-3 tomato slices per 1 burger
  • ½ Avocado From Mexico per 1 burger
  • Mix in a little lemon juice (pinch of chili powder and dash of cumin with ½ avocado meat.)

Instruction

  • Pulse half of shrimp (6 oz.) in a food processor until very finely chopped. Scrape it out into a mixing bowl.
  • Add yellow onion, celery, garlic, bell pepper, green onion, and cilantro to the food processor, you may have to chop them into big chunks to fit better, and pulse a few times until diced. Scrape veggies into the same mixing bowl.
  • Add remaining shrimp, lemon juice and lemon zest to the food processor and pulse a few times to chop. Scrape it out into the bowl.
  • Add egg, mayo, bread crumbs, salt, and cayenne pepper to the mixing bowl. Mix everything well until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
  • Preheat a large cooking pan over medium heat and add some veggie oil.
  • Form burger patties that are about 4 inches in diameter and ½ inch thick. You will end up with 4-5 patties.
  • Cook shrimp burger patties for 7-10 minutes on each side, until all done and firm to the touch.
  • Meanwhile, smash the avocado in a small bowl with a fork. Add little bit of lemon juice, pinch of chili powder and a dash of cumin. Mix well. (Increase amount of avocado and spices in accordance to however many burgers you are preparing.)
  • Build cooked shrimp burgers with some tomatoes on the bottom and a hearty dollop of smashed avocado on top.
  • *Shrimp burger patties can be stored in the refrigerator, in an air-tight container. You can easily reheat them for a couple of minutes in a pre-heated cooking pan over medium heat. I do not recommend using a microwave to reheat them.