Easy Salmon Cakes

Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(7)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely diced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
15 ounces canned salmon, drained, or 1 1/2 cups cooked salmon
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 3/4 cups fresh whole-wheat breadcrumbs (see Tip)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Creamy Dill Sauce (recipe follows)
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in parsley; remove from the heat.

Place salmon in a medium bowl. Flake apart with a fork; remove any bones and skin. Add egg and mustard; mix well. Add the onion mixture, breadcrumbs and pepper; mix well. Shape the mixture into 8 patties, about 2 1/2 inches wide.

Heat remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in the pan over medium heat. Add 4 patties and cook until the undersides are golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a wide spatula, turn them over onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining patties.

Bake the salmon cakes until golden on top and heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Creamy Dill Sauce. Serve salmon cakes with sauce and lemon wedges.

To make fresh breadcrumbs: Trim crusts from firm sandwich bread. Tear the bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. One slice makes about 1/3 cup.

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recipe Easy Salmon Cakes
Jo Keswick, ON 01-25-2010
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Very easy and tasty too!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These salmon cakes were easy to make. I didn't have any bread so I used english muffins. I halved the recipe but used a... whole egg. I would make these again. I did not make the lemon sauce. Read more
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true staten island, NY 01-07-2010
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easy fast healthy!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

this is great for a quick dinner.anyone can make these, the only trouble is getting them to stick together even if they... don't you;ll still end up with a hell of a tasty mush lol, I made the dill sauce using just mayo dill and lemon.Read more
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Jenn Norristown, PA 10-18-2008
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Total Novice Can Pull These Off!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I am just starting to find my way around the kitchen - I'm a bit of a kitchen-phobe. I tried this recipe to use up some cans... of salmon and they turned out great - which is saying a lot. They were a bit dry, but otherwise they had great flavor and were easy to make. I'll definitely makes these again. Read more
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Anonymous 06-23-2008
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Great!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a great recipe! I used chipotle mayo instead of the dill sauce. I'd suggest adding the juice of half a lemon when... mixing in the egg, but otherwise I wouldn't change a thing.Read more
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Mark Sterling heights, MI 04-24-2008
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TASTY
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

To the first comment. Take 10 seconds and do a search for dill sauce on this site, it's there. To the second, I have made... this 3 times now and never had a problem getting them to stay together.Read more
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Anonymous 04-14-2008
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way too dry
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

i had to add a bunch more wet ingredients (mustard and mayo) to make these things stick together...probably negated the... health factor.Read more