Anne’s In the Kitchen
Making Easy and Fairly Cheap Salmon Cakes
Yields:5 serving(s)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Cal/Serv: 285
A long time ago Trader Joe put out a recipe for salmon cakes that I found wonderful. Then they started selling them and the recipe disappeared. Here is one I found at “DeLish” that comes quite close. You can use fresh salmon if you want, chopped up, but a pantry meal is always good to have at the ready.
Ingredients
Start by making the patty mixture. Just dump everything in the first 8 ingredients into a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Fold gently with a rubber spatula until the ingredients are combined. Be sure to leave the salmon with some texture; if you overmix, you’ll wind up with leaden patties.
Using clean hands, form the mixture into five patties; try to avoid compressing the patties more than necessary. If you’ve got the time, I suggest briefly chilling the patties—about 30 minutes should be good—to help them firm up and give their flavors time to develop.
Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium. Cook the patties, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
This is a good dish to pre-plate, restaurant style. Arrange the patties on plates over a bed of spinach; sprinkle with chopped dill. Serve with plenty of lemon wedges for squeezing over. My sister introduced me to a quick easy sauce we now use constantly: about ½ quantity of mayonnaise, ½ quantity of sour cream, and a good measure of Sirache sauce to your heat level taste. Mix, and you have a dynamite sauce. Here’s another one from an enthusiastic commenter at the Delish site:
"Great recipe for salmon cakes/patties! Quick, easy, inexpensive, healthy, and delicious! We make a dill sauce with mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, dill, and lemon pepper to serve alongside. Thanks for the great recipe!" –
Anne’s In the Kitchen
Making Easy and Fairly Cheap Salmon Cakes
Yields:5 serving(s)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Cal/Serv: 285
A long time ago Trader Joe put out a recipe for salmon cakes that I found wonderful. Then they started selling them and the recipe disappeared. Here is one I found at “DeLish” that comes quite close. You can use fresh salmon if you want, chopped up, but a pantry meal is always good to have at the ready.
Ingredients
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- (I like a finely chopped carrot or two, myself)
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
- 1 (14.75-oz.) can salmon, drained (basic canned pink salmon)
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh dill (if you have it; if not, use jarred)
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, plus wedges for serving
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
- Baby spinach, for serving (optional; could put on bed of rice)
Start by making the patty mixture. Just dump everything in the first 8 ingredients into a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Fold gently with a rubber spatula until the ingredients are combined. Be sure to leave the salmon with some texture; if you overmix, you’ll wind up with leaden patties.
Using clean hands, form the mixture into five patties; try to avoid compressing the patties more than necessary. If you’ve got the time, I suggest briefly chilling the patties—about 30 minutes should be good—to help them firm up and give their flavors time to develop.
Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium. Cook the patties, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
This is a good dish to pre-plate, restaurant style. Arrange the patties on plates over a bed of spinach; sprinkle with chopped dill. Serve with plenty of lemon wedges for squeezing over. My sister introduced me to a quick easy sauce we now use constantly: about ½ quantity of mayonnaise, ½ quantity of sour cream, and a good measure of Sirache sauce to your heat level taste. Mix, and you have a dynamite sauce. Here’s another one from an enthusiastic commenter at the Delish site:
"Great recipe for salmon cakes/patties! Quick, easy, inexpensive, healthy, and delicious! We make a dill sauce with mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, dill, and lemon pepper to serve alongside. Thanks for the great recipe!" –
