I always thought salmon cakes were a boring kind of dish… “Oh joy, salmon cakes!” (sarcasm intended) but when I found myself with left over cooked salmon fillets, I thought I would finally give them a go.
A Sunday BBQ is where these fishy patties had their debut and they were loved by all! I found them to be a great accompaniment to my usual BBQ fare and they added some extra diversity to my spread.
So, would I make them again? You Bet!!
Salmon Cakes
Makes 8
Ingredients
- 500g (1.1lb) potatoes, peeled, chopped
- 415g (1lb) cooked salmon, flaked or canned red salmon, drained with skin and bones removed & flaked
- 2 tbs drained capers, finely chopped
- 2 shallots (scallions) finely chopped
- 1 egg, lightly whisked
- 1/3 cup dry multi grain breadcrumbs
- Salt & freshly ground pepper
- dry multi grain breadcrumbs, extra, to coat
- 2 tbs olive oil
Method
- Cook the potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water until tender. Drain well, mash and cool slightly.
- Place the mashed potato, salmon, capers, shallots, egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Mix until well combined. Season well with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 8 patties. Coat the patties in a thin layer of extra breadcrumbs. Put on a plate and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add patties to pan and cook for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden brown. Serve the salmon cakes with the salad and the lemon wedges if desired.
these look really tasty… the great thing about them as well is that they’re nice and fat… my mum makes these amazing salmon fishcakes, with tinned salmon!!! OMG I hear you cry… but the tinned salmon just has more of an intense flavour and they are so lovely… i’ll have to post the recipe some time
I bet these would be great for lunch the next day as well! I’ll have to give them a try
I’ve never tried this before but I bet it tastes great! Can’t wait to try it sometime.
I’ve never made my own salmon burgers before, but these look great! I love how you added potato to the patties, I bet that helped them stay together! Thanks for sharing!
This is one of those foods from my childhood! I’ve never tried making them, but will now! Thanks for the recipe, Susan!
These salmon cakes sound delicious. I love fish cakes of any kind. The capers must add really great flavor to these. Yum!
this look so yummy..salmon cakes are my favorite.
Hi Susan
Simon is going to make me some of these, Yum. Your site is very good!
Von
I’ve made these, or a version of this recipe and they went off so well too, everyone loved them. Capers really do go so well with salmon.
I’m certainly happy for you to no longer find these fish patties boring…especially when they can be enjoyed with so many different, tasty sauces ;o)
I’ve made different versions myself…and I really like your spin on it too.
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
I’ve always thought salmon cakes were really yummy- never mind that I’ve never had them before, but I do love salmon….I’ll have to try these some day!