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Healthy and easy salmon patties made of fresh salmon, lemon and egg. This is the best, keto, no carb and low calories salmon patty (salmon cake) recipe that takes 15 mins to make.
Salmon Patties Recipe
Salmon patty is one of the best and easiest salmon recipes. They are also called salmon cakes.
It’s healthy and so easy to make at home. This salmon dinner takes only 15 minutes from start to finish!
Recipe Ingredients
This recipe calls for the following simple ingredients:
- Fresh salmon fillet
- Egg yolk
- Lemon juice
- Salt and ground black pepper
- Cayenne pepper
There is no flour, no crackers, no breadcrumbs or no mayo in the recipe. It’s completely carb free and keto friendly.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Salmon Patties
It’s very easy to cook fish patties using salmon. It’s a simple 3 step process.
First, buy skinless, boneless and fresh salmon fillet. Next, blend the salmon and all the seasoning ingredients together to make a paste.
Finally, shape the paste into balls and flatten them into round patties. You can cook or fry them on a skillet. You can also bake in the oven.
The end results are juicy, moist and absolutely delicious.
Cooking Tips
For the best and juiciest salmon fish cakes, please follow my tips and tricks below:
- Egg yolk is the secret ingredient. After blending the fresh salmon with egg yolk and other seasoning ingredients, the patties will be airy, light and fluffy.
- Lemon juice makes the patties extra juicy. It also reduces and removes the fishy smell of salmon.
- Season well with ground black pepper and cayenne pepper. Both ingredients add mild heat to the salmon cakes.
- For low fat patties, pan fry with a little bit of oil or use an air fryer. You may also bake them in the oven.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can. However, with fresh salmon so accessible in grocery stores, I don’t recommend using canned salmon.
You don’t need breadcrumbs or panko. However, you can coat them outside the raw patties before cooking or frying.
This will make the salmon patties extra crispy. However, it will also be more greasy and higher in fat and calories.
Yes, you can. Just follow the recipe and bake in the oven at 425F for 8 minutes.
Yes, you can. Air fryer will be great for this recipe and make it even healthier and low calories.
Each salmon patty is only 113 calories per serving, with zero carb.
What To Serve With Salmon Patties
Serve this dish with a dipping sauce such as sweet chili sauce or tartar sauce. For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Salmon Patties
Ingredients
- 1 lb. (500g) skinless salmon fillet, cut into chunks
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
- lemon wedges
- sweet chili sauce, for dipping
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine the salmon, egg yolk, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Blend for 10 seconds, or until all ingredients are well combined—be careful not to over-blend. Transfer the salmon mixture to a bowl and mix in the chopped parsley.
- Wet both hands with water and shape the salmon mixture into 8 balls. Then, flatten each ball into patties.
- Heat a skillet with cooking oil over medium heat. Transfer the salmon patties to the skillet and cook for 1 minute on each side, without interruption, until the patties are just cooked through. Transfer to a serving platter and serve warm with lemon wedges and sweet chili sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
We live on a lake and my husband is always catch trout so I used it in this recipe. We love fish cakes but have always found recipes that are full of crackers or bread. This recipe is a winner. The fish flavor comes through nice with a bit of lemon under tones. This will now be my go to recipe for all fish cakes (cod, salmon, trout, etc….). Thank you for sharing with us.
Hi Mary Jo, thanks for trying my recipe. There is absolutely NO reason for adding crackers or bread or breadcrumbs in salmon patties. They do not add any flavors or texture to the fish but make it taste bad. You need to let the natural flavor or fish shines through. I am glad you love my salmon patties, please try more recipes on my site: https://www.666630.xyz/recipe-index-gallery/
Can I freeze the patties for use a couple days later ?
Will i be able to prepare the patties ahead of time? I am planning a party at home hence i would like to save time on the party day itself. :-)
Yes, you can make the patties ahead of time, shape them and put on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Then pan fry before party.
This salmon patties look amazing and seemingly simple enough to make. Definitely a keeper since my family love fish but sometimes run out of cooking ideas. Any good chili sauce for dipping?
Just buy Thai sweet chili sauce from the supermarket. I like Mae Ploy brand. :)
Tried the salmon patties recipe. It’s so simple and good. I used to make them with canned salmon and a bunch of other ingredients like mayo, celery, onion etc but your recipe is so much easier and taste better! Thanks Bee.
Hi Mary, thanks for trying this recipe. Yes, salmon is tasty as is and there is no need to use a lot of ingredients. I am glad you love my salmon patties. Please try more recipes on my site: https://www.666630.xyz/recipe-index-gallery/
Hi Bee,
Great recipe. Just a variation. I have made these patties with by mixing s small amount to potato and diced onion and birds eye chilles as well and they are scrumptious.
Kind Regards
Grant
Yummy, sounds like a good idea! :)
Wonderful!
These are great!
Reminds me of crab cakes, they are excellent!
I have been reading your blog for years and truly I can say it has been a huge influence on my learning to cook! I send so many friends to your blog as it is such a well organized and reliable cooking resource. Keep up the good work and we love these patties!
Absolutely delicious!!!
We’ll definitely be adding this recipe to our collection!! Thanks for sharing!!!
What other fish can I use besides salmon?
Hi Lin, you can try white fish. But it all depends on the texture of the fish it has to be a bid fatty or else it won’t bind. For example: the frozen cod here in the United States won’t work because the fish is so dry and not fatty so it won’t bind.