Recipes For Salmon Cakes

I find that canned fish is one of the easiest ways to incorporate more seafood into my family's diet. It's accessible and affordable, and it keeps in the pantry for a long time.

I make these tasty salmon cakes about once a week. They are very easy to make, they taste great, and - just as important - I always have the basic ingredients on hand and can improvise on the rest.

The only ingredients absolutely needed for this recipe are canned salmon and eggs. The remaining ingredients are very flexible. Here's an overview of what you'll need - the exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

Best Salmon Patties Recipe

To ensure that the cakes don't fall apart, drain the salmon REALLY well and flake it well, use large eggs, and mix the ingredients thoroughly.

No. In my experience, you don't need a binder (such as flour or breadcrumbs, or even almond flour) to hold these patties together.

Salmon patties make a quick and easy meatless entree. I serve them for dinner with a dollop of homemade tartar sauce, keeping the sides very simple.

Easy Salmon Patties Recipe

I like to serve them with caprese salad, with microwave cauliflower drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice, or with broiled tomatoes. They are also good with a side of microwave asparagus.

You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, in an airtight container, for 3-4 days. Reheat them gently in the microwave at 50% power, or enjoy them cold straight out of the fridge.

I like them with Dijon mustard. In fact, I often make extra patties just to ensure I have some yummy leftovers for the next day's lunch!

Fresh Salmon Patties Recipe

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To ensure that the salmon cakes don’t fall apart, drain the salmon REALLY well and flake it well, use large eggs, and mix the ingredients thoroughly.

About half the olive oil will remain in the skillet, and the nutrition info reflects that. But you need all of it to properly fry the patties.

Lemon Dill Salmon Cakes

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Serving: 2 patties | Calories: 226 kcal | Carbohydrates: 1 g | Protein: 14 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Sodium: 317 mg

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Gluten Free Salmon Cakes

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Vered DeLeeuw, LL.M., CNC, has been following a low-carb real-food diet and blogging about it since 2011. She's a Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC), has taken courses at the Harvard School of Public Health, and has earned a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from Cornell University. Her work has appeared in several major media outlets, including Healthline, HuffPost, Today, Women's Health, Shape, and Country Living. Click to learn more about Vered.It's easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to weeknight dinners. When we're this close to calling in take-out, we like to turn to our pantry for inspiration. There are infinite ways to perk up a can of beans, dress up a box of pasta, or—in this case—transform a tin of canned fish. Canned fish is having its moment currently, and these salmon patties are the perfect way to jump on the bandwagon. These patties are the easiest, most flavorful way to upgrade a simple can of salmon, turning a basic can into a quick and super flavorful seafood dinner. Here’s everything you need to know: 

Our panko breadcrumbs added with the egg works as a binder for the patties, helping them to form into nicely rounded shapes. Don't have panko breadcrumbs? Crushed crackers or another form of breadcrumbs are great alternatives. If you're low-carb and want to leave out the breadcrumbs, you can—if you have trouble forming them into patties, try adding another egg. The results might be slightly less perfectly round than pictured, but they'll be just as delicious.  

Salmon Cakes With Fresh Dill Sauce Recipe

Absolutely! We recommend preheating your air fryer to 400° and cooking your patties for about 10 minutes, or until heated through, and make sure to spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray before you add the patties. We’d also recommend brushing or spraying the patties with a little olive oil as well, for the crispiest, tastiest results.

If you’re looking to go simple and classic, you can’t go wrong with serving these patties over spinach with some extra lemon wedges. Or, pair with a simple, 4-ingredient arugula salad and classic tartar sauce for the easiest dinner star. 

You can store these patties in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. To reheat, heat a teaspoon or two of olive oil in your skillet over medium low. When your skillet is warm, add patties and cook until the outsides have crisped and the centers have warmed through, about 6-8 minutes.

Salmon Patties (gluten Free, Paleo)

We recommend freezing these patties uncooked. Arrange your formed patties on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until completely solid, then remove them from the baking sheet and store in an airtight bag or container in the freezer for 6-7 months. Thaw in the refrigerator, and then cook as directed in the recipe. You can also freeze the cooked patties, if you’d like. Thaw in the refrigerator, as you would the uncooked patties, and then to reheat, pop them into the oven at 350.Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.

Raising six kids on a teacher's salary, my parents were always cooking on a budget. Being Catholic, with the requirement back then of meatless Fridays, Lent or not, this meant that we ate a lot of tuna macaroni salad and fried fish.

For several years, my father and I tried to talk my mother into making these salmon cakes again for us. For some unfathomable reason, she refused, even going as far as to claim that she never made salmon cakes in the first place.

Pan Fried Salmon Croquettes Recipe

Salmon patties, or salmon cakes, are wonderfully easy to make. You make salmon patties with just a base of canned salmon, shredded bread (or breadcrumbs or even saltines), chopped onion, and egg to bind it all into patties. Then, these salmon cakes are quickly fried.

In this easy salmon patties recipe, we dress up the salmon cakes with garlic, dill, bell pepper, paprika, lemon zest, and lemon juice. You could also add parsley, Old Bay seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, or cilantro. Feel free to improvise and make these salmon cakes your own!

Salmon patties can be served with a wedge of lemon, or a dollop of mayonnaise or tartar sauce. Round out your meal with a simple side salad or a scoop of coleslaw.

Salmon Cakes With Lemon Yogurt Sauce

Once cooked, leftover patties can be stored in the fridge for up to three days. Eat them cold, or warm them up briefly in a skillet over low heat or in the microwave.

If you're following a gluten-free diet, you can easily make salmon cakes gluten free by substituting 1 cup of corn meal in place of the bread and flour.

There are a variety of canned salmon options out in the marketplace, but we prefer those with sustainable fishing practices (they will be listed as such on the label). It's easier to use the ones without bones or skin for salmon patties, unless you like the texture of the bones and skin. We like St. Jean's Canned Wild Salmon sustainably farmed in the Pacific Northwest.

How To Make Healthy Salmon Patties (paleo, Whole30, Gluten Free)

If the mixture is too wet to form patties, add a little more shredded bread (not the crusts) to the mixture. If too dry, add a tablespoon of water.

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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