26 Seafood Burgers To Make With Shrimp, Salmon & Lobster
With summer in full swing, it's only natural to wish we were vacationing somewhere tropical, with fresh catch-of-the-day dinners every night, but if you live in a landlocked state, you have to satisfy that craving at home, by turning ordinary seafood options into something spectacular.
There are so many ways to prepare fish, from seafood pasta and grilled fish dishes, to fried fish, seafood soups and endless seafood appetizers, but we have another dish pescatarians are bound to love: seafood burgers. These make an amazing alternative to your summer burger repertoire, and are sure to be a hit with fellow fish fans lovers!
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Best Fish and Seafood Burger Recipes
From Hawaiian Teriyaki Fish Burgers and Fresh Salmon Burgers to Blackened Fish Burgers, Lobster Burgers with Browned Butter Lemon Aioli, Shrimp Po Boy Burgers and Crispy Soft Shell Crab Burgers, I can guarantee you that there's at least one fish burger recipe that you'll love in this mix!
Here are 26 of the best fish and seafood burger recipes to try this summer. There are even a few bun-less options if you're trying to cut carbs.
Krista Marshall
If you have pescatarians coming to your cookout, treat them with these.
Get the recipe: Zesty Tuna Burgers
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Parade
Use the food processor to chop fresh salmon, but don't let it get too mushy!
Get the recipe: Fresh Salmon Burger
Shea Goldstein
This is like a great surf 'n' turf in a bun!
Get the recipe: Shrimp Scampi Burger
The Healthy Maven
Change up your burger game with two delicious recipes for fresh salmon burgers. Dill salmon burgers and cilantro salmon burgers the whole family will love.
Get the recipe: Fresh Salmon Burgers
Coop Can Cook
Freshness and tons of flavor! Think of a crab cake but with shrimp and a bun.
Get the recipe: Creole Shrimp Burger
The Eat Gains
Pan-fried taco-flavored mahi mahi burgers topped with a quick cabbage slaw, pickled onions, avocado and chipotle mayo.
Get the recipe: Mahi Mahi Burgers
Weekend at the Cottage
Handmade burgers flavored with ginger, green onion, jalape?o and panko topped with wasabi mayo.
Get the recipe: Grilled Salmon Burgers
Pass the Sushi
This shrimp po-boy burger is a cajun-spiced all-beef patty with spicy grilled shrimp topped with shredded lettuce, tomato and a zesty remoulade sauce.
Get the recipe: Shrimp Po' Boy Burgers
Gastro Senses
Think of these tender shrimp cakes as gluten-free shrimp burgers minus the bun.
Get the recipe: Shrimp Cakes with Cilantro Lime Sauce
Noble Pig
Pickled cucumbers and cilantro leaves give these salmon burgers with spicy Hoisin mayo crunch and an herby freshness.
Get the recipe: Salmon Burgers with Spicy Hoisin Mayo
The Woks of Life
These salmon burgers are packed full of flavor with some choice seasonings: dijon mustard and tarragon and then topped with avocado, arugula, red onion and a perfectly herbaceous green goddess dressing.
Get the recipe: Green Goddess Salmon Burgers
The Busy Baker
Paired with fresh pineapple, red onions and delicious teriyaki sauce, these burgers are a delicious and healthy Hawaiian-style meal!
Get the recipe: Hawaiian Teriyaki Fish Burgers
Half Baked Harvest
These lobster burgers are the perfect decadent burgers for summer.
Get the recipe: Lobster Burgers with Browned Butter Lemon Aioli
Hungry Healthy Happy
These healthy salmon burgers are not only packed full of healthy fats, but they are bursting with flavor too.
Get the recipe: Salmon Burger with a Creamy Lime and Basil Sauce
Sweet C's
These easy-grilled sweet chili Asian salmon burgers are sweet, spicy and loaded with delicious salmon flavor the whole family loves.
Get the recipe: Sweet Chili Asian Salmon Burgers
Vodka and Biscuits
Maryland soft-shell crab battered in flour, cornmeal and milk then pan-fried to crispy perfection. Throw it on a sandwich with lettuce and tomato and you have yourself a treat!
Get the recipe: Crispy Soft Shell Crab Burgers
Super Golden Bakes
A ‘Krabby patty’ is a crab burger with avocado green goddess dressing that's delicious, kid-approved and ready in minutes!
Get the recipe: Crab Burger with Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
Cooks with Soul
These burgers are made with shrimp and topped with fresh lobster meat. The bacon butter bourbon adds an incredible buttery richness to the lobster meat, while the buns are served with a zesty Cajun aioli spread.
Get the recipe: Surf and Turf Burger with Bacon, Bourbon Butter and Cajun Aioli
A Spicy Perspective
Light and flavorful Ahi tuna burgers topped with sweet grilled pineapple. Big island flavor stacked high on a bun.
Get the recipe: Ahi Tuna Burgers with Grilled Pineapple
The Cook Report
The tuna patties are crispy on the outside while still juicy in the center and they’re delicious topped with your choice of greens and a smear of paprika mayo.
Get the recipe: Tuna Burgers with Smoked Paprika Mayo
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Girl Carnivore
What happens when you want to chow down on a classic southern po’boy and have your burger all at the same time? This panko fried oyster bayou burger.
Get the recipe: Panko Fried Oyster Bayou Burger
Aimee Mars
Simple cod seared in a blackening spice, topped with sweet coleslaw and sandwiched between a toasted bun is a light and flavorful dish.
Get the recipe: Blackened Fish Burgers
Cooking with Janica
Our favorite Southern foods fuse together in this recipe to create the perfect spicy & savory sandwich.
Get the recipe: Hot Shrimp Po Boys
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My Active Kitchen
This crispy fish burger is seriously delicious, healthy and quick to make.
Get the recipe: Fish Burger with Chips
Will Cook for Smiles
An incredible shrimp burger that you must be introduced to immediately. Juicy, flavorful patties made out of shrimp and veggies and slathered in tasty easy guacamole.
Get the recipe: Avocado Shrimp Burgers
Kitchen Sanctuary
Crispy fish burger with easy garlic lemon mayo and a pile of crispy and totally addictive shoestring fries.
Get the recipe: Crispy Fish Burger with Shoestring Fries
