Asian salmon burgers with pickled cucumber on pumpernickel

 In a bowl toss cucumber with vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, and salt to taste. In another owl whisk together egg white, soy sauce, and gingerroot until combined well and stir in salmon, bread crumbs, scallions, mustard seeds, and salt to taste.

In a food processor purée 1/3 cup salmon mixture and return to salmon mixture remaining in bowl. (Alternatively, chop 1/3 cup salmon mixture fine and mash to a paste with flat side of a knife.)

Stir mixture to combine and form into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.

Drain cucumber well. In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over  oderately high heat until hot but not  smoking and cook patties until golden, about 2 minutes on each side.

Cook patties, covered, over moderate heat until just cooked through, about 5 minutes more.

Arrange lettuce leaves on 4 pumpernickel slices and top with salmon burgers, pickled cucumber, and remaining 4 pumpernickel slices
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