Easy Salmon Cakes

From EatingWell: Winter 2004, EatingWell Serves Two, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)

If you are trying to boost your intake of omega-3s, try this simple favorite. It is a great way to use convenient canned (or leftover) salmon. The tangy dill sauce provides a tart balance.

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05/05/2011

greendragonstudios

easy weekday supper

Used Chicken of the Sea boneless, skinless salmon. Lovely texture, no "grey matter". Made sauce with low fat sour cream, out of yoghurt, but will try next time.

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05/03/2011

dmyershyatt

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Lemon and fresh dill makes this delicious

I doubled the recipe but felt it needed one more egg for the double batch. Probably depends on the bread crumbs, plus I used smaller eggs. This were still great warmed up in the microwave. Just added a squeeze of fresh lemon before adding a dollop of sauce.

I especially loved the sauce and felt the yogurt makes it even better. I'm considering baking up a batch and then freezing them, thinking they could be thawed in the microwave, then finished up in a skillet. Maybe mini ones on a toothpick with the sauce would make a good appetizer as well.

Pros: The sauce, easy

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05/01/2011

mpetty

How do I make this gluten free?

I really want to try this recipe and am just beginning to live without gluten in my diet. Could someone recommend to me how I could prepare these without the breadcrumbs?

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irishguurl wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

I would try to substitute ground flaxmeal for the bread crumbs. I have used ground flaxmeal as a substitute for breadcrumbs in a meatloaf and it turns out great. You might not get as much crunchiness though.

sweetsoprano wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Find a gluten-free dried cereal that is not sweetened, and turn it into "bread crumbs" with a food processor.

dmyershyatt wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

Try a Google search on "gluten free salmon patties." I found gluten-free bread crumbs, corn meal, rice cereal. If you're on a gluten-free diet, you probably have a suitable substitute already in your pantry.

03/08/2011

thechill29

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Economical Yummy Fish Recipe

My husband and I are always looking for ways to integrate more fish into out diets, and canned salmon is an economical, easy way to do it. If you can get over the canned salmon looks, you can acutally just crush up the bones and skin and eat everything that comes out of the can - more calcium for you. I used fat free plain greek yogurt for the sauce because that's what I had in the fridge and it made the sauce super creamy. Sauce definitely makes the cakes. Yum.

Pros: Omega 3s!

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02/28/2011

rebeccagrenier

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Great Tasting, healthy way to get Salmon

I had no idea how gross canned salmon is. Picking through it to get the bones out is not for the weak of stomach. But if you can get past that icky bit, this recipe is really good, and so is the dill sauce! (P.S. All I had was prepared breadcrumbs and it worked great. Also I cooked & baked the patties in the same large cast iron pan.)

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Anonymous wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

You can buy smaller cans of

You can buy smaller cans of skinless & boneless salmon, but you will use 2 cans which makes 6 instead of 8 patties. Also, if you have kitties, give them the juice, skin & bones, they love it & it's good for them.

dmyershyatt wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

You can buy skinned and boned canned salmon. I used Trader Joe's.

j_x_healey wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Rebecca, I'm really going to gross you out...I pick out the bones and eat them! Not just a nice hit of calcium, they taste good and have a cool sort of crunch.