Dinner: Shrimp Burgers With Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce Recipe | Myrecipes

Recipes for shrimp burgers, a favorite food of Southern shrimping towns, are often a big secret. Here we divulge our version, which is chunky and spicy with some Cajun flair.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Poppy Seeds, Lemon

Health benefits of Shrimp Burgers With Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce Recipe | Myrecipes

Poppy seeds are packed with calcium, magnesium, B vitamins, and zinc. Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

Ingredients

1 1/4 pounds unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (31/40 count)
Vegetable cooking spray
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 1/4 cups crushed cornbread crackers (about 1 sleeve or 24 crackers)
4 Kaiser rolls with poppy seeds, split
Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce
4 Bibb lettuce leaves
Garnish: grilled lemon halves

Instructions

Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Cut each shrimp into thirds.
Line a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with aluminum foil. Coat with cooking spray.
Stir together egg and next 4 ingredients until blended; stir in celery, green onion, and parsley. Fold in shrimp and cracker crumbs (mixture will be very thick). Shape into 4 (4-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick) patties. Place patties on prepared pan. Cover and chill 1 to 24 hours. Transfer to freezer, and freeze 30 minutes.
Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350 ° to 400 ° (medium-high) heat. Grill burgers, covered with grill lid, 4 to 5 minutes or until burgers lift easily from cooking grate using a large spatula. Turn burgers, and grill 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and burgers are cooked through and lightly crisp.
Grill buns, cut sides down, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly toasted. Serve burgers on buns with Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce and lettuce. Garnish, if desired.
Note: For testing purposes only, we used Keebler Town House Bistro Corn Bread Crackers.