Discover this delicious recipe for burgers with wild salmon roe, breaded mozzarella, and guacamole with homemade buns for extra indulgence.
- For the buns: Preparation: 20 minutes • Cooking: 15 minutes • Resting: 5 hours
- For the burgers: Preparation: 20 minutes • Cooking: 10 minutes
Ingredients for 4 people
- 120 g wild salmon roe
- 2 balls of mozzarella
- Bread crumbs (or stale bread, blended)
- 100 g flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 avocados
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ bunch coriander
- 20 g butter
For the buns
- 500 g flour
- 40 g fresh yeast (or 1 packet dry yeast)
- 10 g fine salt
- 25 g sugar
- 20 cl water (or slightly more depending on the flour)
- 8 cl milk
- 1 egg
- 30 g soft butter, in small pieces
- Lettuce (optional)
- Sesame or poppy seeds (optional)
Instructions
For the buns
- Mix the flour with salt and sugar in a large bowl.
- Warm the water and milk gently.
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm liquid mixture.
- Add to the flour mixture. Knead with a hook on speed 1 for 10 minutes until the dough detaches from the sides.
- Add the butter, mix again, and form a dough ball.
- Cover and let rest in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
- Portion into 100 g balls and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Let rest for another hour at room temperature.
- Brush the top with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds if desired.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for about 15 minutes.
For the mozzarella
- Slice the mozzarella evenly.
- Whisk the eggs in a deep dish. Place flour and breadcrumbs in two separate dishes.
- Dip the mozzarella slices first in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. Repeat the process a second time.
- Fry in a pan with some fat until golden.
- Drain on paper towels.
Ten minutes before serving
- Cut the buns in half and spread butter on the top halves.
- Place the mozzarella slices on the bottom halves and put in the oven.
- Brown in a preheated oven at 220°C (428°F) for 5 minutes.
- Mash the avocados with lemon juice and mix with chopped coriander.
- Assemble the burgers: place a spoonful of guacamole on the mozzarella slices and top with Petrossian wild salmon roe.
- Cover with the top bun and serve immediately.
Photographs: Marine de la Bretèche