In preparation for my trip to SD last weekend, I made sure to feed B and M both very hearty dinners Friday night (I went to a bachelorette party. Congrats, Em!). True, I was only to be gone one night, but those two often "forget" to eat – an idea completely foreign to me, being the glutton that I am. I just couldn't have my two favorite boys turning to T-Bell Crunch Wrap Supremes for nourishment while I had all the fun, now could I? What's a girl to do but plot and plan? Two ideas came to mind instantly… #1: I devised a plan to stuff their bellies so much that hunger wouldn't strike again until Sunday when I returned. Either that or #2: I could make enough for leftovers – the more logical choice, so I went with option #2. As I was perusing the aisles of Wild Oats, the most recent episode of Top Chef came to mind. The Quickfire challenge was to present an innovative burger. More than half the contestants went down the seafood route, most notably shrimp burgers. B's a pescatarian/aquatarian – which ever you prefer – so a seafood burger would work perfectly for dinner. I'm always worried about his protein intake too, seeing as his diet is mostly vegetarian. Finally, after much internal debate, I settled on a pound of scallops and half a pound of sea bass to make my patties. I formed patties out of the fish, scallops, dill, celery and onions. Panko bread crumbs and egg helped bind the mix all together. I pan-fried the patties in EVOO on medium heat and simply served them on whole wheat buns with a squeeze of lemon juice, tomatoes, cucumbers and baby spinach. These were so good. Light, fresh and jam-packed with flavor. Top Chef watch out, these would have given C.J. a run for his money.
[this is good] Beautiful. Just — just absolutely gorgeous… I also love the way you partially peeled the cucumber slices. That photo is a work of art — I’m sure the burgers were no different. I made burgers myself recently, but they didn’t look anywhere near as good as this. Excellent work.
Hi MEK, Thanks for stopping by. Yup, EVOO is extra virgin olive oil. As for the scallops and fish, I threw them all into my food processor just to get a coarse chop.
Omigatos it looks soo good. Question though, I thought I bought sea bass but I bought cod instead, would cod still work for this recipe (just by itself without the scallops)? Thanks =)
Cod is a great alternative to sea bass… any fish actually. I came across a potato and cod burger recipe a while back that I’ve been wanting to try, Let me know how it goes, Steph.
I just couldn't have my two favorite boys turning to T-Bell Crunch Wrap Supremes for nourishment while I had all the fun, now could I? What's a girl to do but plot and plan? Two ideas came to mind instantly…
12 Comments
TahoeGirl
22 Aug 2007 02:08 pm
[this is good] Mmm..that makes my salads and other cooking efforts look so..succulent!
W♥M
22 Aug 2007 03:08 pm
i’m starving.thanks for making me even hungrier!!
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Jeff D
22 Aug 2007 10:08 pm
I’m going to try these out this weekend.
Patricia Scarpin
23 Aug 2007 07:08 am
This is a fancy burger, Julie! 😉
rocksnightly
23 Aug 2007 11:08 am
[this is good] OMG. These were amazing…
MEK
24 Aug 2007 10:08 am
that sounds fantastic. and that’s uncooked baby spinach on the side
usually am the slowest in the kitchen is evoo, extra virgin olive oil
MEK
24 Aug 2007 10:08 am
p.s. how did you prepare the seabass and scallops, hand-chopped, blender
Yeehaw Murghi
26 Aug 2007 09:08 am
[this is good] Beautiful. Just — just absolutely gorgeous… I also love the way you partially peeled the cucumber slices. That photo is a work of art — I’m sure the burgers were no different. I made burgers myself recently, but they didn’t look anywhere near as good as this. Excellent work.
julie
28 Aug 2007 09:08 am
julie
30 Aug 2007 07:08 am
Hi everyone.. thank you so much. I’m so glad you guys stopped by to “eat”.
Steph
12 Dec 2007 06:12 am
Omigatos it looks soo good. Question though, I thought I bought sea bass but I bought cod instead, would cod still work for this recipe (just by itself without the scallops)? Thanks =)
julie
12 Dec 2007 03:12 pm
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