Monday night I whipped up my favorite salmon
burgers, mixing in some of the green olives left over from my pasta. I made sure to use lemon juice as well. In the past I’ve skipped this ingredient,
thinking it wouldn’t much matter, but it is actually really important to a)hold
the burgers together and b)add a nice acidity to the flavor. They were, as usual, both satisfying and outrageously
easy.

Sometimes I’ll get questions about which is most healthful,
farm-raised or wild salmon. The answer
is that nutritionally, they are almost identical. If anything, farm-raised salmon tends to be a
bit higher in good fish-based omega-3s.
For some people, choosing between the two is a matter of taste and
availability. Farm-raised salmon tends to
be milder, while wild has a more robust flavor.
Both are earthy and a little sweet.
The type used for pouch and canned salmon is wild.