Pineapple Pickerel Burgers

A favourite of ours at the farm! Pineapple pickerel burgers are grilled Springhills pickerel patties topped with havarti, charred pineapple, green slaw and aioli. Ready in about 20 minutes on the barbecue, cooked straight from frozen.

Ingredients

• 8 Springhills pickerel burger patties (2 packs)
• One cored and skinned pineapple
• Fish seasoning
• Olive oil
• Green slaw — pre-made from the store, or make your own (see directions)
• Aioli — pre-made chipotle or lemon-dill, or make your own (see directions)

Directions

1. Cut a pre-cored pineapple into 1/4″ slices.
2. Brush oil generously on the pineapple and the frozen pickerel patties. Sprinkle some fish seasoning on the burgers for some added kick.
3. Heat your barbecue to medium-high. Throw on the pineapple and pickerel patties. Grill for 4 – 5 minutes, and then flip.
4. Place thin slices of havarti on top of the pickerel patties. Grill the patties and pineapple for another 4 – 5 minutes, and remove.
5. Prepare any green slaw. We buy pre-made broccoli, kale or cabbage slaw from the store, or make our own: toss 4 cups of shredded cabbage or broccoli slaw with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper.
6. Get your aioli ready. For a quick homemade version, stir together ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 minced garlic clove and 1 tbsp lemon juice. Add a chopped chipotle pepper in adobo for heat, or fresh dill for lemon-dill.
7. Stack the pickerel burgers with the pineapple first, then pickerel, then aioli, and slaw. It’s a-trout-ciously good!