Baked low calorie Simple Salmon Cakes

Baked low calorie Simple Salmon Cakes -

I love salmon but often tire of the same recipes. I however always want to boost my Omega 3’s.  Salmon cakes are marvelous fried but to lower calories I used very little bread filling (only a tad of panko crumbs) and bake the patties instead of frying them.  I choose to lighten the taste and keep them simple this time rather than add Worcestershire sauce, lots of old bay, strong onions, celery and lots of dressing (mayo/mustard/hot pepper sauce) inside them.  The taste of these cakes highlight the natural salmon taste as the winning flavor.

1 pound salmon

1 egg - beaten

2 tablespoons red pepper minced finely (for color and just a bit of taste)

1 shallot minced

2 tablespoon capers

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Juice of half a large lemon

1 tablespoons panko bread crumbs

½ teaspoon old bay seasoning

1 teaspoon minced parsley or ½ teaspoon dill

Salt and pepper to taste

Sprinkle of bread crumbs to just top the patties and a drizzle of olive oil.

With the edge of a sharp knife or tongs of a fork scrap the salmon so it shreds. Place in a mixing bowl.  Add all ingredients and toss to mix but not to make it too mushy.

Form into balls of equal size  (4-5) and place on oiled or sprayed with non-stick spray baking sheet. Once all balls are made (I made five) push down lightly to form patties.  Sprinkle with a light coating of panko bread crumbs and drizzle with olive oil.

Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. (just cooked and slightly pink inside).  Turn to broil and broil another 2-3 minutes to brown topping.

TIPS:

·        I served them on a lovely bed of mixed salad greens with olives, tomatoes etc with a light vinaigrette dressing.

·        Leftover patties will make a nice cold sandwich with a wasabi and avocado dressing

·        If you use dill in the patties, I suggest a creamy dill dressing

·        DO NOT overcook, as these are drier than a fried and heavily laden patty with more mayo/mustard dressing.

(PS: Canned salmon is a very easy short cut - watch for bones)

 

 

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!