Salmon Patties
It seems odd, but I never had these until I moved to Iowa. The local cafe’ would have them for a lunch special and I found they were really delicious. They are also very easy to make, don’t let the long ingredient list scare you off.
Salmon Patties
Ingredients
- 1 ~15 oz can salmon
- 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt or mayo
- 3-4 chopped green onions or 2 tsp onion powder
- 1-2 cloves chopped garlic or 1-2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup good bread crumbs
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried dill weed
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- Vegetable Oil
Instructions
- Drain the salmon and put into a bowl.
- Add the yogurt or mayo.
- Mince the onion and garlic and add to the bowl.
- Add the bread crumbs and the rest of the ingredients (except for the oil)
- Mix until you have a uniform mixture.
- Preheat a skillet with ~1/4 inch of oil in the bottom.
- Scoop balls of the mix with a 1/3 cup measure for portion size and then pat them into ½” thick patties.
- Place in the skillet and brown the patties for about 4 minutes per side.
- Serve hot with a good tartar or tzatziki sauce. Green beans or cole slaw are good vegetable sides with these.